Castries vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$525	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$967
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	42
😀 Quality of life	35	67
🏙️ Population	70K	881K

The cost of living in Castries is 21% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 4603rd and 3517th ($1161 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Panama, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 7503rd and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Panama City

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	Castries	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$13616

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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 Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932