Castries vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$514	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	3	63
😀 Quality of life	38	57
🏙️ Population	20K	1.76M

The cost of living in Castries is 30% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4844th and 6319th ($1170 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Lucia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 8195th and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Quito

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	Castries	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$8496

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547