Castries vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$514	$740
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$745
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	3	41
😀 Quality of life	39	61
🏙️ Population	20K	938K

The cost of living in Castries is 20% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4803rd and 4050th ($1178 vs $1482) 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 7990th and 5741st 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	$7.69	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$5834

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814