Castries vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$515	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	3	30
😀 Quality of life	40	43
🏙️ Population	70K	159K

The cost of living in Castries is 21% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4773rd and 5871st ($1169 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7795th and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Castries	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$3216

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506