Castries vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$6190
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$2715
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$4036
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	99
😀 Quality of life	35	91
🏙️ Population	70K	1.6M

The cost of living in Castries is 54% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4713th and 710th ($1159 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 637th 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Philadelphia ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 7462nd and 130th 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	$7.55	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$20863

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750