Castries vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$514	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	3	63
😀 Quality of life	39	60
🏙️ Population	20K	1.76M

The cost of living in Castries is 36% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4803rd and 6476th ($1178 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 7990th and 5902nd 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	$7.69	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$8877

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$557
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$516
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$653
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$672
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$514
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$675
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$694
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$780
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$762
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$842
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$953
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$829
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$704
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$707
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$631
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$524
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$559
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$577
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$850
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$856
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$788
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$606
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$660
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$593
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$617
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$749
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$769
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$749
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$537
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$862
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$559