Castries vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$2569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	3	98
😀 Quality of life	39	91
🏙️ Population	20K	3.51M

The cost of living in Castries is 44% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4803rd and 1723rd ($1178 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saint Lucia and Spain, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 7990th and 160th 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	$7.69	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$16324

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812