Castries vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4054
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	85
😀 Quality of life	39	88
🏙️ Population	20K	384K

The cost of living in Castries is 47% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4803rd and 1402nd ($1178 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1171st 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Castries	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$10142

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940