Castries vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$2366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	3	93
😀 Quality of life	39	89
🏙️ Population	20K	1.4M

The cost of living in Castries is 38% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4803rd and 2377th ($1178 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 7990th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Prague

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	Castries	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$19039

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340