Castries vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$4181
🏠 One person rent	$514	$847
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1483
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	92
😀 Quality of life	39	89
🏙️ Population	20K	519K

The cost of living in Castries is 33% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 4803rd and 3024th ($1178 vs $1747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in Saint Lucia and France, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 7990th and 234th 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	$7.69	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$6632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$4.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$4.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$11727

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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 Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1652
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1251
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1409
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1553
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1352
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1560
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1865
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3400
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3401
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3344
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3436
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3658
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1386
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1208
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1517
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1163
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3702
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1427
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2062
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3125
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3134
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1490
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3393
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1599
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1286
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1390
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1673
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3043
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1501
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2468
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2891
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1440
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1488
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1659
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2907