Castries vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$515	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$3953
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	56
😀 Quality of life	40	89
🏙️ Population	70K	950K

The cost of living in Castries is 47% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1415th ($1169 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1218th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Jacksonville ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 7795th and 278th 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	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$11123

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806