Castries vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$3858
🏠 One person rent	$514	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$1256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	9
😀 Quality of life	39	53
🏙️ Population	20K	137K

The cost of living in Castries is 29% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4803rd and 3357th ($1178 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Curacao, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 7990th and 6458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Willemstad

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	Castries	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1065
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$9.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$12169

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$566
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$734
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$704
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$855
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$787
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$774
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$764
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$723
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$729
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$729
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$756
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$758
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$863
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$763
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$819
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$847
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1058
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$839
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1253
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$765
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$1025
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$771
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$801
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$748
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$947
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$954
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620