Castries vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	86
😀 Quality of life	38	95
🏙️ Population	20K	2.79M

The cost of living in Castries is 53% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4844th and 897th ($1170 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saint Lucia and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8195th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Toronto

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	Castries	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029