Castries vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$514	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	3	19
😀 Quality of life	38	65
🏙️ Population	20K	2.49M

The cost of living in Castries is 12% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4844th and 5315th ($1170 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Angola, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8195th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Luanda

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	Castries	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$16706

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039