Castries vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	50
😀 Quality of life	35	90
🏙️ Population	70K	1.02M

The cost of living in Castries is 44% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4603rd and 1701st ($1161 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Saint Lucia and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 7503rd and 162nd 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	$7.01	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$19030

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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	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800