Brasilia vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$443	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$1043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	28	3
😀 Quality of life	66	39
🏙️ Population	3M	20K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 19% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 5856th and 4803rd ($958 vs $1178) 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 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.9 months in Castries. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5032nd and 7990th 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	$8.07	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$9991

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

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