Castries vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$514	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	3	19
😀 Quality of life	39	41
🏙️ Population	20K	159K

The cost of living in Castries is 19% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4803rd and 5666th ($1178 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7990th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Castries	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$3188

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494