Castries vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$525	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$5859
😷 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 4603rd and 96th ($1161 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 86th 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 5th in the United States, while ranked 7503rd and 43rd 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	$7.01	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$24653

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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	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979