Castries vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$2702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$6288
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1727
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$5400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	3	97
😀 Quality of life	35	80
🏙️ Population	70K	793K

The cost of living in Castries is 57% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 4713th and 440th ($1159 vs $2702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 384th in Saint Lucia and the United States, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hempstead ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 7462nd and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Hempstead

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	Castries	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1481
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$65.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$8270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$2945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$9.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$5.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$5.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$1901
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$21852

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2982
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2117
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3108
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2510
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4051
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3659
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2834
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3050
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2759
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2634
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2732
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3280
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2611
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2857
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2459
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3498
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2888
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2641
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2755
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3168