Castries vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	78
😀 Quality of life	38	93
🏙️ Population	20K	662K

The cost of living in Castries is 54% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4844th and 822nd ($1170 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 8195th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Vancouver

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	Castries	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$21986

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915