Castries vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$515	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	97
😀 Quality of life	40	95
🏙️ Population	70K	441K

The cost of living in Castries is 64% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 4773rd and 90th ($1169 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th 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 Oakland. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 7795th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Oakland

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	Castries	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$18326

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359