Castries vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$4202
🏠 One person rent	$514	$852
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1475
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	92
😀 Quality of life	38	90
🏙️ Population	20K	519K

The cost of living in Castries is 34% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 4844th and 3001st ($1170 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 42nd in Saint Lucia and France, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 8195th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Lyon

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	Castries	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$7010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$4172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$87.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$4.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$661
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$12190

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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 Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1687
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1269
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1419
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1584
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1392
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1331
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1581
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1876
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3501
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3431
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3436
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3507
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3731
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1397
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1256
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1556
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1172
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3833
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1508
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2014
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3277
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3299
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1521
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3524
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1635
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1295
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1488
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1694
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3150
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1542
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2465
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2874
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1435
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1479
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1652
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2997