Castries vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$515	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$1959
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	96
😀 Quality of life	40	96
🏙️ Population	70K	2.75M

The cost of living in Castries is 5% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4773rd and 4626th ($1169 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Saint Lucia and Japan, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.6 months in Osaka. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7795th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Osaka

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	Castries	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$13640

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997