Castries vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Castries	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1167	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2810	$2455
🏠 One person rent	$513	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$799
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$1401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	72
😀 Quality of life	37	59
🏙️ Population	70K	4.43M

The cost of living in Castries is 11% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4845th and 5488th ($1167 vs $1055) 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 0.8 months in Castries compared to 1.3 months in Johannesburg. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 7752nd and 5738th 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	$7.05	$9.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.2	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1049	$791
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.79%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1841	$1011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$655
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$75.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.9	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8579	$5042

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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	$1767
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1019
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1041
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$995
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1450
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1318
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1144
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1071
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1695
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1686
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1683
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1670
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1693
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1681
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1125
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1147
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1152
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1238
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1219
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1065
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1418
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1414
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1013
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$734
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$685
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$709
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$894
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$776
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$699
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$848
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$866
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2313
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$676
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2193

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$916
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$870
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$958
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$808
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$733
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$870
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$954
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$697
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$786
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$856
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$925
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$724
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$817
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$819
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$752
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$794
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$757
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$816
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$676
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$708
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$561
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$673
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$582
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$812
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$639
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$520
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$458
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$652
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$621
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$685
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$595
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$550
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$853
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$699
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$901
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$586
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$918
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$869
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$644
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915