Castries vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$3795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	94
😀 Quality of life	40	93
🏙️ Population	70K	592K

The cost of living in Castries is 45% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4701st and 1756th ($1108 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Saint Lucia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7227th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Rotterdam

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	Castries	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$12166

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413