Castries vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$514	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	3	12
😀 Quality of life	38	49
🏙️ Population	20K	16.6K

The cost of living in Castries is 16% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4844th and 5567th ($1170 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Dominica, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 8195th and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Roseau

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	Castries	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$4478

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189