Castries vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$514	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	46
😀 Quality of life	38	85
🏙️ Population	20K	398K

The cost of living in Castries is 36% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4844th and 2786th ($1170 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1921st 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 Wichita. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Wichita

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	Castries	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$16041

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328