Castries vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$3297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$7564
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2174
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$3858
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	85
😀 Quality of life	38	90
🏙️ Population	20K	442K

The cost of living in Castries is 64% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4844th and 95th ($1170 vs $3297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 63rd 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 1.3 months in Miami. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Miami ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Miami

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	Castries	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$2574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$4730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$3376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$95.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$6833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$3761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$21676

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050