Castries vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$4601
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1190
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$2799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	3	52
😀 Quality of life	39	85
🏙️ Population	20K	342K

The cost of living in Castries is 42% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4803rd and 1924th ($1178 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1512th 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 1.4 months in San Juan. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs San Juan ranked 146th in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs San Juan

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	Castries	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$330
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$5774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$2975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$6.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$12973

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1949
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1638
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1504
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1787
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1446
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1789
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1776
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1889
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1275
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1370
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1668
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1575
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1792
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1827
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1652
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1851
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1297
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1790
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1700
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1686
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1588
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1673
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1513
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1443
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1779
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1447
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1737
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1761
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1725
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1497
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1714
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120