Castries vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$525	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	54
😀 Quality of life	35	54
🏙️ Population	70K	1.49M

The cost of living in Castries is 73% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4603rd and 7055th ($1161 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 0.6 months in Recife. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 7503rd and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Recife

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	Castries	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$14050

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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	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509