Castries vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$4606
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	38	95
🏙️ Population	20K	2.3M

The cost of living in Castries is 48% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4844th and 1354th ($1170 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1137th 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 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 16th 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	$7.07	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221