Castries vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$1714
🏠 One person rent	$524	$266
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$625
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	3	30
😀 Quality of life	35	36
🏙️ Population	70K	1.58M

The cost of living in Castries is 61% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4713th and 6822nd ($1159 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 109th in Saint Lucia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 7462nd and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Leon

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	Castries	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$9.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$2742

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$784
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$886
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$659
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$691
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$729
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$779
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$709
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$748
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$839
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$985
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1012
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$522
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$780
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$698
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$791
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$844
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$630
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$772
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$757
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$835
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$882
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734