Castries vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2293
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$5392
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2389
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$688
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	3	68
😀 Quality of life	39	88
🏙️ Population	20K	504K

The cost of living in Castries is 49% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4803rd and 1311th ($1178 vs $2293) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1104th 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 1.8 months in Mesa. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Mesa ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Castries	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$78.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$2959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$15526

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994