Castries vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$4376
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1262
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2117
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$1562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	93
😀 Quality of life	38	83
🏙️ Population	20K	546K

The cost of living in Castries is 40% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4844th and 2184th ($1170 vs $1953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Portugal, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 8195th and 574th 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	$7.07	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$4450
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$46.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$16697

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249