Brasilia vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$339	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$1222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	28	3
😀 Quality of life	56	35
🏙️ Population	2.82M	70K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 30% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6414th and 4713th ($806 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.1 months in Castries. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5782nd and 7462nd 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	$6.74	$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$6685

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$694
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$545
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$656
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$603
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$625
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$606
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$638
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$586
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$635
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$563
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$647
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$602
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$573
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$588
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$592
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$547
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$597
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$656
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$563
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$597
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$614
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$581
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$726
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$580
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$613

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192