Castries vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	66
😀 Quality of life	38	87
🏙️ Population	20K	633K

The cost of living in Castries is 37% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4844th and 2663rd ($1170 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1875th in Saint Lucia and the United States, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Memphis

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	Castries	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822