Castries vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	3	82
😀 Quality of life	38	89
🏙️ Population	20K	468K

The cost of living in Castries is 49% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4844th and 1246th ($1170 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1054th in Saint Lucia and the United States, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Raleigh

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	Castries	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736