Castries vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$5929
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1681
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$2827
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$4846
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	69
😀 Quality of life	40	88
🏙️ Population	70K	385K

The cost of living in Castries is 57% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4701st and 545th ($1108 vs $2592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 489th 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 41st in the United States, while ranked 7227th and 180th 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	$7.43	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$2357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$2397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$2.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$26113

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2426
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2417
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2396
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2398
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$1770
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2485
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2611
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2463
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2312
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2298
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2362
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2420
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2243
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2722
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2053
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2266
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2523
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2437
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2231
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2390
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1847
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2380
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2634
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2268
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2475
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2409
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1917
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2343
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2515
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2357