Castries vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	3	49
😀 Quality of life	39	91
🏙️ Population	20K	1.02M

The cost of living in Castries is 44% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4803rd and 1688th ($1178 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in Saint Lucia and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 7990th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Ottawa

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	Castries	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875