Castries vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	79
😀 Quality of life	38	94
🏙️ Population	20K	568K

The cost of living in Castries is 48% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4844th and 1407th ($1170 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Saint Lucia and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 8195th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Surrey

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	Castries	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$12497

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798