Castries vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	3	92
😀 Quality of life	35	94
🏙️ Population	70K	548K

The cost of living in Castries is 47% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4603rd and 1356th ($1161 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7503rd and 42nd 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	$7.01	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$10346

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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	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530