Castries vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	99
😀 Quality of life	35	90
🏙️ Population	70K	1.6M

The cost of living in Castries is 55% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4603rd and 664th ($1161 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 610th 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 28th in the United States, while ranked 7503rd and 138th 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	$7.01	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693