Castries vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$514	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	95
😀 Quality of life	38	67
🏙️ Population	20K	1.32M

The cost of living in Castries is 56% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4844th and 6972nd ($1170 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 56th in Saint Lucia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 8195th and 4893rd 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	$7.07	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$9734

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716