Castries vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	94
😀 Quality of life	39	78
🏙️ Population	20K	467K

The cost of living in Castries is 56% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4803rd and 604th ($1178 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 532nd 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 958th 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	$7.69	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$19617

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164