Castries vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	3	19
😀 Quality of life	39	68
🏙️ Population	20K	955K

The cost of living in Castries is 32% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4803rd and 3058th ($1178 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Saint Lucia and Spain, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 7990th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Tenerife

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	Castries	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$7249

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469