Castries vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	56
😀 Quality of life	39	87
🏙️ Population	20K	950K

The cost of living in Castries is 46% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4803rd and 1499th ($1178 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1231st 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Castries	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$11918

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863