Castries vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3838
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	81
😀 Quality of life	39	89
🏙️ Population	20K	577K

The cost of living in Castries is 44% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4803rd and 1786th ($1178 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1421st 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 Milwaukee. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Milwaukee

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	Castries	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$24100

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400