Castries vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3995
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	3	68
😀 Quality of life	38	91
🏙️ Population	20K	504K

The cost of living in Castries is 49% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4844th and 1283rd ($1170 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1085th 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 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Mesa

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	Castries	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$15548

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004