Castries vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$514	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	3	96
😀 Quality of life	38	72
🏙️ Population	20K	13.3M

The cost of living in Castries is 26% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4844th and 3728th ($1170 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Russia, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8195th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Moscow

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	Castries	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$17546

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791