Castries vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$514	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	96
😀 Quality of life	39	75
🏙️ Population	20K	11.5M

The cost of living in Castries is 5% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4803rd and 4918th ($1178 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7990th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Sao Paulo

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	Castries	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.81
🥔 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	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720