Castries vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$524	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	35	94
🏙️ Population	70K	690K

The cost of living in Castries is 63% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4713th and 93rd ($1159 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 7462nd and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Washington

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	Castries	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$23453

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948