Castries vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$4454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	3	75
😀 Quality of life	40	85
🏙️ Population	70K	459K

The cost of living in Castries is 47% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4701st and 1538th ($1108 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1363rd in Saint Lucia and the United States, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 7227th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Virginia Beach

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	Castries	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$18553

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685