Castries vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$514	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	38
😀 Quality of life	38	88
🏙️ Population	20K	549K

The cost of living in Castries is 31% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4844th and 3269th ($1170 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 113th 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 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 8195th and 332nd 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	$7.07	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934