Castries vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$525	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	91
😀 Quality of life	35	77
🏙️ Population	70K	6.26M

The cost of living in Castries is 2% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4603rd and 4686th ($1161 vs $1133) 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 7503rd and 764th 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	$7.01	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$8040

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731