Castries vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$515	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	38
😀 Quality of life	40	88
🏙️ Population	70K	549K

The cost of living in Castries is 28% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4773rd and 3402nd ($1169 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 116th in Saint Lucia and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 7795th and 300th 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	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$6103

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763