Castries vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$514	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	3	47
😀 Quality of life	38	63
🏙️ Population	20K	1.26M

The cost of living in Castries is 9% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4844th and 4609th ($1170 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Saint Lucia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 8195th and 5628th 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	$7.07	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$6389

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986