Castries vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	3	81
😀 Quality of life	39	91
🏙️ Population	20K	1.43M

The cost of living in Castries is 43% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4803rd and 1833rd ($1178 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs San Antonio

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	Castries	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093