Castries vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	81
😀 Quality of life	35	98
🏙️ Population	70K	449K

The cost of living in Castries is 65% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4603rd and 59th ($1161 vs $3296) 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 2.2 months in Zurich. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7503rd and 5th 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	$7.01	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717