Castries vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$514	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	3	25
😀 Quality of life	38	60
🏙️ Population	20K	2.3M

The cost of living in Castries is 42% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4844th and 6673rd ($1170 vs $823) 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 8195th and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Manaus

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	Castries	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$4934

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702