Castries vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1178
$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2846
$2503
🏠 One person rent
$514
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$866
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
3
77
😀 Quality of life
39
71
🏙️ Population
20K
9.94M

The cost of living in Castries is 14% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4803rd and 5300th ($1178 vs $1034) 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 7990th and 3484th 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
$7.69
$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.95
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.69%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2132
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.8
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.4
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.88
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.9
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9991
$11057

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1214
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1844
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$995
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1010
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1453
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1328
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1107
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1083
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1083
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1736
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1716
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1724
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1715
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1723
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1718
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1138
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1143
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1114
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1281
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1223
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1106
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1330
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1327
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1039
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$707
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$645
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$613
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2940
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$680
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$830
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$772
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2450
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$716
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$773
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$873
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2305
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$650
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$685
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2120

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731