Castries vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$515	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	3	82
😀 Quality of life	40	90
🏙️ Population	70K	468K

The cost of living in Castries is 50% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1213th ($1169 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1060th 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 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 7795th and 212th 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	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766