Austin vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$862
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	65	3
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	962K	20K

The cost of living in Austin is 109% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 985th and 4844th ($2444 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 217th and 8195th 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	$19.4	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$9156

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022