Castries vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2735
$6215
🏠 One person rent
$525
$1568
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$2656
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$680
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.5
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1236
$4810
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
3
88
😀 Quality of life
35
90
🏙️ Population
70K
653K

The cost of living in Castries is 56% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4603rd and 603rd ($1161 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 553rd 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 7503rd and 157th 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
$7.01
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$7.4
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.95
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1612
$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1166
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.79
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.11
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$187
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7323
$16585

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CastriesPortland

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$349

$907

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2465
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2432
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2484
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2420
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2341
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2410
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2353
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2585
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2379
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2361
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2368
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2119
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2029
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2206
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2523
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1967
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2174
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2571
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2406
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2460
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2604
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2449
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1744
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2644
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2604
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2517
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2796
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2532
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2338
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1882
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2784
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2623
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2579
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2741