Castries vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$524	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$5777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	35	97
🏙️ Population	70K	8.8M

The cost of living in Castries is 71% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4713th and 5th ($1159 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7462nd and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs New York City

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	Castries	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$20585

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108