Castries vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	38	92
🏙️ Population	20K	1.6M

The cost of living in Castries is 55% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4844th and 742nd ($1170 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 648th in Saint Lucia and the United States, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Philadelphia

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	Castries	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801