Castries vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$458	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$6776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	40	95
🏙️ Population	70K	690K

The cost of living in Castries is 64% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4701st and 96th ($1108 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 82nd 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 2.2 months in Washington. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 7227th and 22nd 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	$7.43	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$28279

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846