Castries vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	69
😀 Quality of life	39	91
🏙️ Population	20K	385K

The cost of living in Castries is 54% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4803rd and 777th ($1178 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 683rd 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Tampa

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	Castries	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260