Castries vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$458	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$2472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	39
😀 Quality of life	40	87
🏙️ Population	70K	549K

The cost of living in Castries is 33% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4701st and 2827th ($1108 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 109th in Saint Lucia and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 7227th and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Quebec City

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	Castries	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$6211

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813