Castries vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$514	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	3	29
😀 Quality of life	38	45
🏙️ Population	20K	1.58M

The cost of living in Castries is 32% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4844th and 6426th ($1170 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 112th in Saint Lucia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 8195th and 7210th 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	$7.07	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$3118

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$914
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$817
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$950
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$894
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$803
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$952
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$990
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1023
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$926
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1044
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1280
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$664
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$946
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$866
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$986
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$806
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$934
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$917
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$975
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1157
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842