Castries vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$525	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	3	49
😀 Quality of life	35	59
🏙️ Population	70K	1.48M

The cost of living in Castries is 14% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4603rd and 5351st ($1161 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Saint Lucia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 7503rd and 5375th 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	$7.01	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696