Castries vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$515	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	84
😀 Quality of life	40	92
🏙️ Population	70K	442K

The cost of living in Castries is 63% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4773rd and 118th ($1169 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 88th 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 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 7795th and 119th 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	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$25246

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101