Bangalore vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$2674
🏠 One person rent	$239	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$1226
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	74	3
😀 Quality of life	70	40
🏙️ Population	12.3M	70K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 47% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 7797th and 4701st ($585 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in India and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check India vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 2674th and 7227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Castries

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	Bangalore	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.88	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	8.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$8.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$8.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$1840

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

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