Castries vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	94
😀 Quality of life	38	95
🏙️ Population	20K	664K

The cost of living in Castries is 56% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4844th and 676th ($1170 vs $2637) 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 8195th and 24th 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	$7.07	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727