Castries vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$5728
🏠 One person rent	$515	$1450
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$2501
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$4546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	70
😀 Quality of life	40	91
🏙️ Population	70K	888K

The cost of living in Castries is 51% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1089th ($1169 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 957th 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 7795th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Indianapolis

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	Castries	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$27445

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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	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961