Castries vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$515	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$2042
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$4580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	40	93
🏙️ Population	70K	2.3M

The cost of living in Castries is 48% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1375th ($1169 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1186th 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 2 months in Houston. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 7795th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Houston

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	Castries	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$23708

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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	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233