Castries vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$515	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	80
😀 Quality of life	40	93
🏙️ Population	70K	737K

The cost of living in Castries is 63% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4773rd and 125th ($1169 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 7795th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Seattle

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	Castries	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114