Castries vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$6558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	81
😀 Quality of life	40	97
🏙️ Population	70K	443K

The cost of living in Castries is 67% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4701st and 31st ($1108 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7227th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Zurich

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	Castries	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$29266

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846