Castries vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1252
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$2291
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$3968
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	86
😀 Quality of life	35	88
🏙️ Population	70K	384K

The cost of living in Castries is 47% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4713th and 1420th ($1159 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1234th 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 7462nd and 222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Castries	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$10192

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985