Castries vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	99
😀 Quality of life	38	96
🏙️ Population	20K	2.11M

The cost of living in Castries is 53% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4844th and 916th ($1170 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and France, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8195th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Paris

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	Castries	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544