Austin vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$2674
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$1226
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	66	3
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	962K	70K

The cost of living in Austin is 134% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 548th and 4701st ($2590 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 2nd in the United States and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 126th and 7227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Castries

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	Austin	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	8.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$8.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$6.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$1840

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2095
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2150
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2146
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2093
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2146
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1902
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2158
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2066
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2219
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2186
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1829
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2071
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1988
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2108
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2128
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2126
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2149
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2129
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2221
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2118
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2143
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2306
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2141
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2055
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2107
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2338

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185