Castries vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$514	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	73
😀 Quality of life	38	65
🏙️ Population	20K	4.8M

The cost of living in Castries is 0.1% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4844th and 4839th ($1170 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saint Lucia and South Africa, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8195th and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Johannesburg

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	Castries	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$5808

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950