Castries vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2826
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$515
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$876
$2945
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
3
100
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
70K
1.8M

The cost of living in Castries is 39% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4773rd and 2306th ($1169 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd in Saint Lucia and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 7795th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Montreal

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Castries Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1812
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8070
$4789

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811