Castries vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$1605
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	93
😀 Quality of life	39	83
🏙️ Population	20K	546K

The cost of living in Castries is 40% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4803rd and 2123rd ($1178 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Portugal, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 7990th and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Lisbon

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	Castries	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$17788

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Cities near Castries

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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231