Castries vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$514	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	22
😀 Quality of life	39	62
🏙️ Population	20K	1.96M

The cost of living in Castries is 8% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4803rd and 4582nd ($1178 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Saint Lucia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 7990th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Tijuana

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	Castries	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$4868

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677