Castries vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2843
🏠 One person rent	$514	$424
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$732
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$418
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$803
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	3	35
😀 Quality of life	38	62
🏙️ Population	20K	1.43M

The cost of living in Castries is 9% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4844th and 5140th ($1170 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd in Saint Lucia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 8195th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Puebla

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	Castries	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	10.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$20939

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$987
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1032
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$907
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1428
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$926
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$975
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$917
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$944
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$950
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$934
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$771
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$962
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$846
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$670
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$986
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$981
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$1004
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$928
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$906
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$923
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1010
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1241
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$854
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$939
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$803
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$926
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$947