Castries vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2430
🏠 One person rent	$524	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$613
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	4
😀 Quality of life	35	26
🏙️ Population	70K	13.9K

The cost of living in Castries is 18% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4713th and 5821st ($1159 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 7462nd and 8479th 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	$7.55	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$7051

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1159
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1061
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1065
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1003
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1164
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$964
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1594
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$719
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$692
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$871
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1081
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$691
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$770
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1241
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1242
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$821
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$704
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$627
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$662
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$785