Castries vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$4806
🏠 One person rent	$514	$991
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	3	80
😀 Quality of life	38	94
🏙️ Population	20K	687K

The cost of living in Castries is 41% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 4844th and 2068th ($1170 vs $1990) 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 0.7 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 8195th and 48th 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	$7.07	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$8.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$9954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$3.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$15326

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$2062
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1693
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1659
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1578
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1406
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1448
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1683
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1606
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1571
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1583
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1514
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$1021
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1474
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1515
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1568
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1597
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1567
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1445
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1471
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1514
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1111
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1516
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1214
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1108
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1083
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1383
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1375
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1232