Castries vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	39	95
🏙️ Population	20K	8.8M

The cost of living in Castries is 72% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4803rd and 4th ($1178 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 15th 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	$7.69	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$21713

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192