Castries vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	24
😀 Quality of life	38	79
🏙️ Population	20K	599K

The cost of living in Castries is 32% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4844th and 3160th ($1170 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 months in Malaga. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 8195th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Malaga

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	Castries	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$10911

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538