Castries vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$6266
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1703
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2960
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$652
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$5101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	3	96
😀 Quality of life	39	80
🏙️ Population	20K	793K

The cost of living in Castries is 57% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 4803rd and 568th ($1178 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 498th 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hempstead ranked 222nd in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 678th 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	$7.69	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2624
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$76.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$7966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$9.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$20.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$12.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$5.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$16902

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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 Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3087
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2160
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3192
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2940
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4202
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3756
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2913
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3094
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2861
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2842
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2850
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3729
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2840
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3145
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2619
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3562
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3110
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2397
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2917
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$3134
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2973
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2692
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3304