Castries vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2826
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$515
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$876
$1614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
3
74
😀 Quality of life
40
62
🏙️ Population
70K
4.43M

The cost of living in Castries is 8% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4773rd and 5031st ($1169 vs $1082) 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 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7795th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Castries Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1812
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8070
$5503

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915