Castries vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$4820
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1219
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2088
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$518
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$2681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	3	98
😀 Quality of life	38	90
🏙️ Population	20K	3.51M

The cost of living in Castries is 44% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4844th and 1805th ($1170 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Saint Lucia and Spain, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 8195th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Madrid

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	Castries	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$71
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$14237

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797