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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$524	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$6972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	87
😀 Quality of life	35	93
🏙️ Population	70K	1.01M

The cost of living in Castries is 68% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4713th and 13th ($1159 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7462nd and 57th 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	$7.55	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$23974

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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	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146