Castries vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$1889
🏠 One person rent	$514	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$95.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	43
😀 Quality of life	39	63
🏙️ Population	20K	2.58M

The cost of living in Castries is 43% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 4803rd and 6658th ($1178 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd 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 0.6 months in Fortaleza. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Fortaleza ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 7990th and 5446th 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	$7.69	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$7.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$76.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	11.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$2898

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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 Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615