Castries vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$4714
🏠 One person rent	$514	$972
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1705
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3225
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	3	80
😀 Quality of life	39	94
🏙️ Population	20K	694K

The cost of living in Castries is 40% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 4803rd and 2107th ($1178 vs $1970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Finland, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 7990th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Helsinki

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	Castries	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$9.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1088
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$9998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$4513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$97.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$13162

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1974
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1521
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1391
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1455
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1594
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1597
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1533
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1535
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1478
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$1085
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1383
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1490
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1529
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1560
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1531
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1407
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1439
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1424
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1482
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1492
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1179
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1081
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1054
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1370
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1416
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1220