Castries vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

	Castries	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$1614
🏠 One person rent	$388	$182
🏘️ Family rent	$786	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$985	$243
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	42
😀 Quality of life	41	56
🏙️ Population	70K	2.45M

The cost of living in Castries is 82% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 4537th and 7638th ($1031 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 96th in Saint Lucia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Castries compared to 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Fortaleza ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 6983rd and 5737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Fortaleza

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	Castries	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.32	$5.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.75	$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.6	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.6	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.29%	8.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$1676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1017	$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.3	$5.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.09	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.43	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.23	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1853	$6731

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1095
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1181
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$845
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$866
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$943
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1268
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1262
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1233
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1000
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1018
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1203
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1210
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1207
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1210
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1211
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1208
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1100
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1548
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1546
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1002
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$908
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$973
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1177
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1221
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$928
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$691
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$682
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$589
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1845
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$707
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$980
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$679
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2457
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$749
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$688
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$701
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2248
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$697
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$681
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2366

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$433
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$556
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$555
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$552
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$554
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$555
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$581
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$556
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$423
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$553
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$554
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$556
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$552
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$555
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$554
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$555
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$612
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$536
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$586
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$537
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$556
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$554
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$562
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$555
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$571
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$560
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$632
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$697
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$444
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$554
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$425
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$554
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$500
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$464
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$555
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$594
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$523