Brisbane vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$862
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	66	3
😀 Quality of life	98	38
🏙️ Population	2.71M	20K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 94% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 1349th and 4844th ($2269 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 3rd and 8195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Castries

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	Brisbane	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$9156

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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