Vieux Fort
Saint Lucia
Common information
- Country
- Saint Lucia
- Population
- 20,000
Cost of living and prices in Castries
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre407USD/month
- in city centre654USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre657USD/month
- in city centre848USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 7 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 56 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 7 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 4 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 10 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 8 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 9 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 11 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 9 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 19 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 28,684 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 27,142 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 34 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 6 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 79 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 59 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 123 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 102 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 117 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 111 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 654 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 407 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 848 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 657 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 100 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 64 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,234 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 7 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Castries
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 35 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 35 |
| Average high, °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Average temperature, °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Record low, °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
| Rain, days | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 197 |
| Fog, days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 200 | 200 | 170 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 30 | 30 | 70 | 130 | 170 | 180 | 1420 |
| Relative humidity, % | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 85 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 82 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 76 | 77 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 74 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 263 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 550 | 560 | 525 | 517 | 499 | 455 | 517 | 517 | 568 | 550 | 560 | 568 | 6386 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 |