Castries vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	3	49
😀 Quality of life	38	92
🏙️ Population	20K	1.02M

The cost of living in Castries is 45% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4844th and 1668th ($1170 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Saint Lucia and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 8195th and 123rd 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	$7.07	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891