Castries vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$3364
🏠 One person rent	$514	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1211
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$502
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$525
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	3	41
😀 Quality of life	38	57
🏙️ Population	20K	938K

The cost of living in Castries is 20% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4844th and 4191st ($1170 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Jamaica, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 8195th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Kingston

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	Castries	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$5107

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769