Castries vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$525	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	33
😀 Quality of life	35	46
🏙️ Population	70K	756K

The cost of living in Castries is 69% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 4603rd and 6947th ($1161 vs $688) 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 7503rd and 6481st 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	$7.01	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$3313

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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	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580