Castries vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$514	$820
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1386
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$1249
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	9
😀 Quality of life	38	53
🏙️ Population	20K	150K

The cost of living in Castries is 27% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4844th and 3611th ($1170 vs $1611) 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 0.7 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 8195th and 6474th 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	$7.07	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1023
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$9.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$163
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$12408

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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	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1578
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$571
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$697
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$660
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$817
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$745
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$735
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$728
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$715
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$696
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$754
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$834
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$748
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$793
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$997
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$818
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1015
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$807
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1199
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$744
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$994
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$749
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$775
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$918
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$923
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605