Castries vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$2491
🏠 One person rent	$458	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$613
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	4
😀 Quality of life	40	35
🏙️ Population	70K	12.9K

The cost of living in Castries is 10% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4701st and 5256th ($1108 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 7227th and 7788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Kingstown

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	Castries	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$3332

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1108
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1069
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1069
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1099
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$834
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1217
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$898
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1575
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$710
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$666
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$654
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1074
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$686
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1076
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$748
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1212
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1214
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$769
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$719
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$608
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$637
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$700
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$760