Castries vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2126
🏠 One person rent	$514	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$566
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	61
😀 Quality of life	38	65
🏙️ Population	20K	1.77M

The cost of living in Castries is 37% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 4844th and 6551st ($1170 vs $852) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Saint Lucia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Curitiba ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 8195th and 5281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Curitiba

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	Castries	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$91.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$2182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$7717

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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

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661