Cost of living comparison

 Yerevan, Armenia
compared to
 Castries, Saint Lucia
Castries vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 15.5% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants
pay 31.9% more in Castries
Groceries
pay 2.6 times more in Castries
Transportation
pay 0.3% more in Castries
Housing
pay 7.2% more in Castries
Childcare
pay 51.4% less in Castries
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.7% less in Castries
Clothing
pay 16.0% less in Castries

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Castries are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Castries. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Castries.

Castries vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Castries instead of Yerevan, you would:

pay 31.9% more for restaurants

 
Yerevan
Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.57
AMD4,443.86
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
AMD3,456.33
$7.40
EC$20.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.99
AMD381.29
$1.94
EC$5.25

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

 
Yerevan
Castries
Bread
1 loaf
$0.86
AMD331.53
$1.63
EC$4.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.04
AMD1,549.26
$3.52
EC$9.50
Milk (1 gallon) $6.24
AMD2,395.78
$7.72
EC$20.85

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pay 0.3% more for transportation

 
Yerevan
Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.29
AMD2,031.56
$5.70
EC$15.40
Monthly public transit pass $12.86
AMD4,937.62
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,864.95
AMD11,850,288.97
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00

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pay 7.2% more for housing

 
Yerevan
Castries
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.21
AMD8,528.85
$45.02
EC$121.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $931.30
AMD357,562.79
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $625.77
AMD240,257.12
$407.02
EC$1,100.00

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pay 51.4% less for childcare

 
Yerevan
Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $374.24
AMD143,684.75
$181.93
EC$491.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,037.50
AMD3,469,859.08
??

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pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Yerevan
Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.06
AMD790.02
$2.04
EC$5.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.76
AMD1,444.48
$3.70
EC$10.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.57
AMD987.52
??

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pay 16.0% less for clothing

 
Yerevan
Castries
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$111.12
AMD42,662.46
$78.94
EC$213.33
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$63.96
AMD24,555.14
$58.59
EC$158.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$139.93
AMD53,723.18
$123.34
EC$333.33

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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: June 2025
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