Castries vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$515	$1519
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$660
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$4167
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	3	67
😀 Quality of life	40	75
🏙️ Population	70K	504K

The cost of living in Castries is 52% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4773rd and 998th ($1169 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 876th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Mesa ranked 578th in the United States, while ranked 7795th and 1816th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Castries	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1553
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$15463

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945