Castries vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$6864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	82
😀 Quality of life	38	96
🏙️ Population	20K	449K

The cost of living in Castries is 69% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4844th and 13th ($1170 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Lucia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 8195th and 9th 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	$7.07	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$24322

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171