Castries vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	94
😀 Quality of life	35	77
🏙️ Population	70K	467K

The cost of living in Castries is 57% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4713th and 464th ($1159 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 406th in Saint Lucia and the United States, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 7462nd and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Long Beach

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	Castries	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.45
🥤 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	$597	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$21877

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614