Castries vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$2192
🏠 One person rent	$514	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	61
😀 Quality of life	39	66
🏙️ Population	20K	1.77M

The cost of living in Castries is 35% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 4803rd and 6406th ($1178 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Saint Lucia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Curitiba ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 7990th and 4836th 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	$7.69	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	11.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$8836

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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

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670