Castries vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	99
😀 Quality of life	39	94
🏙️ Population	20K	2.1M

The cost of living in Castries is 52% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4803rd and 964th ($1178 vs $2460) 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7990th and 34th 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	$7.69	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$19577

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506