Castries vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$458	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	94
😀 Quality of life	40	60
🏙️ Population	70K	1.32M

The cost of living in Castries is 51% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4701st and 6649th ($1108 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th in Saint Lucia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 7227th and 5426th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Guarulhos

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	Castries	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$11753

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683