Castries vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$514	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	3	57
😀 Quality of life	38	62
🏙️ Population	20K	2.42M

The cost of living in Castries is 36% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4844th and 6516th ($1170 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 0.4 months in Salvador. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 8195th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Salvador

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	Castries	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$14902

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743