Castries vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1630
🏠 One person rent	$514	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	35
😀 Quality of life	38	56
🏙️ Population	20K	756K

The cost of living in Castries is 73% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 4844th and 7403rd ($1170 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Lucia and Bolivia, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 8195th and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs La Paz

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	Castries	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$3005

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$665
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$610
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$571
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$601
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$605
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$590
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$461
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$727
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$652
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$775
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$626
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$508
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$1010
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$691
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$556
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$738
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$816
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$812
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$661
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$746
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1103
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$731
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$739
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$701
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$564
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$611
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$649
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$618
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$693
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$572
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$832
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$701
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1075
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$844
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661