Castries vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$2669
🏠 One person rent	$458	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$398
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$94.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$3452
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	3	47
😀 Quality of life	40	78
🏙️ Population	70K	2.49M

The cost of living in Castries is 11% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4701st and 5313th ($1108 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Saint Lucia and Cuba, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 3.4 months in Havana. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 7227th and 567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Havana

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	Castries	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1014
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	8.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$2.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$5.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$6.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$4.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$49
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$30.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$92.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$15283

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1138
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1092
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1182
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1220
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1209
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3241
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1371
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4065
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3152
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2904
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2752
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2565
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3068
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2780
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2608
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2705
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2738
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2714
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2611
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2610
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2647
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2611
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2883