Brisbane vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	66	3
😀 Quality of life	97	39
🏙️ Population	2.71M	20K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 97% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 1241st and 4803rd ($2323 vs $1178) 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 0.9 months in Castries. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 3rd and 7990th 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	$15.8	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$9991

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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