Castries vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2826
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$515
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$876
$844
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
3
91
😀 Quality of life
40
81
🏙️ Population
70K
6.26M

The cost of living in Castries is 6% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4773rd and 4939th ($1169 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Chile, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7795th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Santiago

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Castries Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1812
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8070
$9190

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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
$1741
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$988
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$988
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1008
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1463
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1352
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1168
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1076
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1075
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1673
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1662
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1673
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1656
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1662
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1659
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1111
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1135
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1131
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1248
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1213
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1079
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1336
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1338
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1007
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$697
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$638
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$610
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2878
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$688
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$838
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$764
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2593
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$696
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$760
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$908
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2303
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$642
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$674
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2042

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827