Castries vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$458	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	3	27
😀 Quality of life	40	54
🏙️ Population	70K	545K

The cost of living in Castries is 9% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4701st and 4384th ($1108 vs $1218) 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 0.7 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 7227th and 6039th 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	$7.43	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$2991

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812