Castries vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1159
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$524
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.2
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1222
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
3
91
😀 Quality of life
35
78
🏙️ Population
70K
6.26M

The cost of living in Castries is 3% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4713th and 4604th ($1159 vs $1200) 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7462nd and 705th 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
$7.55
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.8
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.9
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.05%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1110
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.83
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.99
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6685
$7298

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534