Castries vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	91
😀 Quality of life	38	91
🏙️ Population	20K	2.75M

The cost of living in Castries is 44% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4844th and 1819th ($1170 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Italy, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8195th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Rome

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	Castries	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358