Castries vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$525	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	78
😀 Quality of life	35	65
🏙️ Population	70K	9.94M

The cost of living in Castries is 19% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4603rd and 5647th ($1161 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Peru, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 7503rd and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Lima

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	Castries	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697