Castries vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$514	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	3	47
😀 Quality of life	39	64
🏙️ Population	20K	1.26M

The cost of living in Castries is 13% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4803rd and 4430th ($1178 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Saint Lucia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 7990th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Zapopan

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	Castries	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$6434

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994