Castries vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$525	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$2297
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	3	45
😀 Quality of life	35	76
🏙️ Population	70K	4.7M

The cost of living in Castries is 1% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4603rd and 4650th ($1161 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Lucia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7503rd and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Jeddah

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	Castries	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$6204

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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	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486