Castries vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$4192
🏠 One person rent	$458	$683
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$1882
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$3018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	40	95
🏙️ Population	70K	9.67M

The cost of living in Castries is 23% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4701st and 3641st ($1108 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and South Korea, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 7227th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Seoul

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	Castries	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$19966

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1101
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1144
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1069
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1106
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1081
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1152
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1097
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1120
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1124
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1072
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1127
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$987
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1020
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1041
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1256
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1024
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$949
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1542
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$973
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$986
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$911
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1002
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$880
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$940
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1005
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1009
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$903
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$967
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$963