Castries vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	71
😀 Quality of life	39	89
🏙️ Population	20K	1.61M

The cost of living in Castries is 51% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4803rd and 1041st ($1178 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 896th 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 Phoenix. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 226th 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	$7.69	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804