Castries vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$514	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$2284
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	3	70
😀 Quality of life	39	78
🏙️ Population	20K	7.01M

The cost of living in Castries is 28% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4803rd and 3485th ($1178 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7990th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Riyadh

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	Castries	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$10912

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459