Castries vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	39	91
🏙️ Population	20K	1.6M

The cost of living in Castries is 55% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4803rd and 741st ($1178 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 652nd 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 118th 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	$7.69	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737