Castries vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	82
😀 Quality of life	39	97
🏙️ Population	20K	452K

The cost of living in Castries is 69% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4803rd and 11th ($1178 vs $3857) 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7990th 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	$7.69	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117