Castries vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Castries	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1167	$767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2810	$1783
🏠 One person rent	$513	$331
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$301
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	42
😀 Quality of life	37	57
🏙️ Population	70K	2.43M

The cost of living in Castries is 52% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 4845th and 6815th ($1167 vs $767) 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 0.8 months in Castries compared to 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Fortaleza ranked 15th in Brazil, while ranked 7752nd and 5911th 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	$7.05	$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.2	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1049	$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.79%	11.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1841	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$752
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.9	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$85.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8579	$2177

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1767
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1019
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1041
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$995
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1450
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1318
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1144
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1071
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1695
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1686
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1683
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1670
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1693
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1681
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1125
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1147
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1152
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1238
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1219
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1065
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1418
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1414
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1013
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$734
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$685
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$709
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$894
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$776
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$699
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$848
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$866
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2313
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$676
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2193

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$717
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$625
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$518
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$641
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$634
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$638
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$592
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$589
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$545
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$593
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$599
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$592
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$593
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$628
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$619
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$568
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$581
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$576
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$625
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$564
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$569
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$567
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$579
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$558
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$584
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$572
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$730
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$579
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$552
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$583
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$570
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$638
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$562
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$422
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$566