Castries vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2296
🏠 One person rent	$514	$536
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$75
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	3	48
😀 Quality of life	38	42
🏙️ Population	20K	15.1M

The cost of living in Castries is 15% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 4844th and 5500th ($1170 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Lucia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 8195th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Lagos

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	Castries	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$2622

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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 Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$796
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$759
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$665
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$775
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$612
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$659
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$650
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$802
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$655
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$594
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$538
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$673
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$878
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$678
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$454
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$683
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$922
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$675
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$607
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$654
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$785
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$703
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$861
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1555
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$682
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$587
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$849
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$601
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$785
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1551
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$562
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$664
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$386
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$612