Castries vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$524	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	35	93
🏙️ Population	70K	1.76M

The cost of living in Castries is 41% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4713th and 2002nd ($1159 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th in Saint Lucia and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7462nd and 60th 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	$7.55	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$6957

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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	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610