Castries vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	38	100
🏙️ Population	20K	5.35M

The cost of living in Castries is 53% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4844th and 893rd ($1170 vs $2496) 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8195th 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	$7.07	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$26129

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172