Castries vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	90
😀 Quality of life	39	92
🏙️ Population	20K	548K

The cost of living in Castries is 50% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4803rd and 1193rd ($1178 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th in Saint Lucia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7990th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Manchester

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	Castries	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831