Castries vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$5586
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$2692
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$679
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$4753
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	3	67
😀 Quality of life	40	74
🏙️ Population	70K	504K

The cost of living in Castries is 54% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4701st and 807th ($1108 vs $2425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 730th 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 2 months in Mesa. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Mesa ranked 293rd in the United States, while ranked 7227th and 1211th 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	$7.43	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$2344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$2950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$10431

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2392
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2381
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2427
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2390
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$2339
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2405
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2414
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2485
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2428
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2347
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2379
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2105
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2275
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$2042
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2043
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$874
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2692
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$2008
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1941
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$865
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1886
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2687
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1054