Castries vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$4285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	3	81
😀 Quality of life	38	95
🏙️ Population	20K	718K

The cost of living in Castries is 59% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4844th and 342nd ($1170 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Norway, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 8195th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Oslo

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	Castries	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$15673

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409