Castries vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$6139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	87
😀 Quality of life	39	91
🏙️ Population	20K	1.01M

The cost of living in Castries is 70% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4803rd and 8th ($1178 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs San Jose, United States

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	Castries	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$23151

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273