Castries vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$6436
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2741
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$705
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$4867
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	3	88
😀 Quality of life	38	90
🏙️ Population	20K	653K

The cost of living in Castries is 57% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4844th and 512th ($1170 vs $2738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 441st 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Portland ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 208th 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	$7.07	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$3059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$3320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$99.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$6.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$8.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$66
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1842
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$21868

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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	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2471
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2401
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2420
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2459
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2411
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2401
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2382
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2293
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2269
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2336
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2251
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2083
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2279
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2747
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2232
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2584
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2558
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2362
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2635
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2582
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1707
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2828
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2720
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2519
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2792
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2325
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1924
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2814
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2677
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2807