Castries vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	69
😀 Quality of life	35	90
🏙️ Population	70K	1.61M

The cost of living in Castries is 52% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4603rd and 955th ($1161 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 7503rd and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Phoenix

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	Castries	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724