Brasilia vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$415	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$862
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	28	3
😀 Quality of life	62	38
🏙️ Population	3M	20K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 21% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6162nd and 4844th ($928 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Brazil and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5658th and 8195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Castries

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	Brasilia	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$9156

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

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