Castries vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$2589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	3	11
😀 Quality of life	38	66
🏙️ Population	20K	228K

The cost of living in Castries is 57% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 4844th and 503rd ($1170 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 8195th and 4997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Nassau

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	Castries	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$16513

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664