Castries vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$3216
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$7364
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$3669
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	85
😀 Quality of life	39	90
🏙️ Population	20K	442K

The cost of living in Castries is 63% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4803rd and 117th ($1178 vs $3216) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 87th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Miami ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 169th 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	$7.69	$26.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$2394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$4404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$3208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$6964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$9.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$17.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1797
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$18611

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114