Castries vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	66
😀 Quality of life	39	87
🏙️ Population	20K	633K

The cost of living in Castries is 39% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4803rd and 2305th ($1178 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1739th 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 311th 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	$7.69	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$27334

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809