Castries vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$3776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	40	98
🏙️ Population	70K	4.53M

The cost of living in Castries is 53% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4701st and 933rd ($1108 vs $2356) 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7227th and 2nd 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	$7.43	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$18868

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481