Castries vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$514	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	4
😀 Quality of life	38	55
🏙️ Population	20K	24.5K

The cost of living in Castries is 18% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4844th and 5701st ($1170 vs $995) 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 8195th and 6376th 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	$7.07	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$11266

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788