Castries vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$3968
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1002
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$1960
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	24
😀 Quality of life	39	80
🏙️ Population	20K	599K

The cost of living in Castries is 31% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4803rd and 3191st ($1178 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th 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 1.1 months in Malaga. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 7990th and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Castries	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$10558

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499