Castries vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	99
😀 Quality of life	35	99
🏙️ Population	70K	4.84M

The cost of living in Castries is 59% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4713th and 312th ($1159 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Australia, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7462nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Sydney

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	Castries	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$18951

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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	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754