Castries vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$525	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	35	99
🏙️ Population	70K	8.8M

The cost of living in Castries is 65% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4603rd and 58th ($1161 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.3 months in London. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7503rd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs London

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	Castries	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009