Castries vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$514	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3547
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	46
😀 Quality of life	39	81
🏙️ Population	20K	398K

The cost of living in Castries is 35% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4803rd and 2761st ($1178 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1934th 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 2 months in Wichita. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 610th 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	$7.69	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$15897

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357