Castries vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	3	99
😀 Quality of life	35	95
🏙️ Population	70K	2.15M

The cost of living in Castries is 49% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4603rd and 1222nd ($1161 vs $2267) 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7503rd and 25th 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	$7.01	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293