Castries vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	56
😀 Quality of life	38	87
🏙️ Population	20K	950K

The cost of living in Castries is 47% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4844th and 1439th ($1170 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1197th in Saint Lucia and the United States, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Jacksonville

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	Castries	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$11934

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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

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860