Castries vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4971
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	3	88
😀 Quality of life	39	90
🏙️ Population	20K	653K

The cost of living in Castries is 58% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4803rd and 456th ($1178 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 392nd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Portland

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	Castries	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$24040

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783