Castries vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$5035
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	69
😀 Quality of life	35	90
🏙️ Population	70K	385K

The cost of living in Castries is 56% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4713th and 497th ($1159 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 439th 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 7462nd and 158th 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	$7.55	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$14056

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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	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369