Castries vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$2926
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	50
😀 Quality of life	40	90
🏙️ Population	70K	1.02M

The cost of living in Castries is 49% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4701st and 1355th ($1108 vs $2170) 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 7227th and 117th 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	$7.43	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$21213

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874