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Saint John's vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 12.8% more expensive than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 13.9% more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 4.9% less in Saint John's
Housing: pay 62.3% more in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% more in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Saint John's

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Saint John's are more expensive than in Castries. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Castries, you would:

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pay 35.6% more for restaurants

	Castries	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$13.88 EC$37.50	+87.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.10 EC$30.00	+50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.07 EC$5.60	+6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.96 EC$2.58	-1.6%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 13.9% more for groceries

	Castries	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$2.78 EC$7.50	+66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$4.07 EC$11.00	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.09 EC$21.87	$8.40 EC$22.71	+3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.25 EC$11.47	$5.37 EC$14.50	+26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$3.69 EC$9.98	-16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$2.96 EC$8.00	-13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.11 EC$3.00	+47.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$3.70 EC$10.00	+29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.17 EC$11.27	$3.70 EC$10.00	-11.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 EC$4.17	$1.30 EC$3.50	-16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.30 EC$3.50	+65.1%
Average			+13.9%

Castries vs. Saint John's - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.9% less for transportation

	Castries	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$6.29 EC$17.00	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$51.53 EC$139.27
Average			-4.9%

Castries vs. Saint John's - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.3% more for housing

	Castries	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.66 EC$118.00	$77.58 EC$209.67	+77.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.20 EC$1,592.34	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 EC$1,066.67	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.35 EC$219.85	$99.04 EC$267.65	+21.7%
Average			+62.3%

Castries vs. Saint John's - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Castries	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00

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pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.85 EC$5.00	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.95 EC$10.67	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.55 EC$115.00	$61.67 EC$166.67	+44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.66 EC$18.00	$6.20 EC$16.75	-6.9%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Castries	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.94 EC$213.33	$50.00 EC$135.13	-36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.42 EC$141.67	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.84 EC$283.33	$74.00 EC$200.00	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.01 EC$300.00	??
Average			-33.0%

Castries vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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