Castries vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$515	$1273
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$3848
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	85
😀 Quality of life	40	89
🏙️ Population	70K	384K

The cost of living in Castries is 47% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1427th ($1169 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1227th 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs New Orleans ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 7795th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Castries	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$1725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$2405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$61.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$10150

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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	$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

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960