Castries vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$3362
🏠 One person rent	$514	$647
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1140
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$2498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	99
😀 Quality of life	39	94
🏙️ Population	20K	1.54M

The cost of living in Castries is 13% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4803rd and 4406th ($1178 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Saint Lucia and Japan, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 7990th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Kawasaki

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	Castries	Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$14111

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1326
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1133
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1679
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1128
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1005
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1070
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1074
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1131
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1118
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1047
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$922
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1105
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$967
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1088
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1087
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1090
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$859
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1085
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1120
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1073
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$978
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1101
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$951
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1119
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102