Castries vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$514	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	95
😀 Quality of life	39	68
🏙️ Population	20K	1.32M

The cost of living in Castries is 50% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4803rd and 6861st ($1178 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th 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 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 7990th and 4485th 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	$7.69	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$9818

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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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722