Castries vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	39	100
🏙️ Population	20K	5.35M

The cost of living in Castries is 54% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4803rd and 829th ($1178 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saint Lucia and Australia, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7990th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Melbourne

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	Castries	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$22313

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132