Castries vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$4686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	3	92
😀 Quality of life	38	96
🏙️ Population	20K	548K

The cost of living in Castries is 57% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4844th and 570th ($1170 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Saint Lucia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 8195th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs The Hague

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	Castries	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$13755

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734