Castries vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$514	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	92
😀 Quality of life	38	80
🏙️ Population	20K	6.26M

The cost of living in Castries is 2% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4844th and 4795th ($1170 vs $1191) 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8195th and 688th 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	$7.07	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$10578

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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	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849