Castries vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4542
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	54
😀 Quality of life	39	87
🏙️ Population	20K	525K

The cost of living in Castries is 56% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4803rd and 605th ($1178 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 533rd in Saint Lucia and the United States, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Sacramento

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	Castries	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$20438

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848