Castries vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$515	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	94
😀 Quality of life	40	94
🏙️ Population	70K	664K

The cost of living in Castries is 55% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4773rd and 689th ($1169 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7795th and 67th 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	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$13809

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671