Castries vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$514	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	3	85
😀 Quality of life	38	70
🏙️ Population	20K	5.65M

The cost of living in Castries is 9% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4844th and 5142nd ($1170 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saint Lucia and Russia, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8195th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Saint Petersburg

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	Castries	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606