Castries vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$4345
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	3	82
😀 Quality of life	40	87
🏙️ Population	70K	468K

The cost of living in Castries is 60% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4701st and 304th ($1108 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 266th 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 7227th and 235th 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	$7.43	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$22084

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857