Castries vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$525	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	3	27
😀 Quality of life	35	51
🏙️ Population	70K	84.1K

The cost of living in Castries is 3% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4603rd and 4503rd ($1161 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7503rd and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Port of Spain

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	Castries	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$5597

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904