Saint-Joseph
- Population
- 39,000
- Coordinates
- 21.38° S, 55.62° E
- Time zone
- Indian/Reunion
- Prices for
- May 2026
One person needs about $1,557 a month in Saint-Joseph, rent included: 74% less than in New York. The average net salary is $1,407 a month.
Livability
Seven domain scores, weighted. 3 of them have data for Saint-Joseph; a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.
- Purchasing power25%58
- Safety20%No data
- Health care15%No data
- Climate10%No data
- Air qualitycountry10%63
- Connectivity10%No data
- Cost10%52
How each domain is scored
- Purchasing power, 25%
- What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
- Safety, 20%
- Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
- Health care, 15%
- Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
- Climate, 10%
- Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
- Air quality, 10%
- 30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
- Connectivity, 10%
- Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
- Cost, 10%
- Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
What it costs
US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.
Prices
55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.
Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).
| Item | Saint-Joseph | New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | |||
| Meal, inexpensive restaurant | $11.73 | $25.00 | −53% |
| Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses) | $58.63 | $140 | −58% |
| McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal) | $10.55 | $14.00 | −25% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught) | $3.52 | $8.00 | −56% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant) | $4.69 | $10.00 | −53% |
| Cappuccino (regular) | $2.35 | $6.37 | −63% |
| Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle) | $3.52 | $3.80 | −7% |
| Water (0.33 l bottle) | $2.35 | $2.89 | −19% |
| Markets | |||
| Milk (1 l) | $1.88 | $1.36 | +38% |
| Loaf of fresh white bread (500g) | $1.41 | $4.68 | −70% |
| Rice, white (1 kg) | — | $6.97 | — |
| Eggs (12) | $5.86 | $5.73 | +2% |
| Local cheese (1 kg) | $5.86 | $17.38 | −66% |
| Chicken fillets (1 kg) | $9.38 | $15.11 | −38% |
| Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat) | $17.59 | $17.77 | −1% |
| Apples (1 kg) | — | $6.11 | — |
| Bananas (1 kg) | — | $2.20 | — |
| Oranges (1 kg) | — | $5.77 | — |
| Tomato (1 kg) | — | $6.25 | — |
| Potato (1 kg) | — | $3.47 | — |
| Onion (1 kg) | $3.52 | $4.17 | −16% |
| Lettuce (1 head) | — | $2.72 | — |
| Water (1.5 l bottle) | $2.35 | $2.50 | −6% |
| Bottle of wine, mid-range | $9.38 | $20.00 | −53% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle) | $2.35 | $3.21 | −27% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle) | $3.52 | $3.96 | −11% |
| Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro) | $17.59 | $19.00 | −7% |
| Transport | |||
| One-way ticket, local transport | $2.35 | $3.00 | −22% |
| Monthly pass, regular price | $41.04 | $140 | −71% |
| Taxi start, normal tariff | — | $3.00 | — |
| Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff | — | $2.18 | — |
| Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff | — | $42.00 | — |
| Gasoline (1 l) | $2.35 | $1.10 | +114% |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car) | — | $35,458 | — |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car) | — | $25,309 | — |
| Utilities, per month | |||
| Basic utilities, 85m² apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage) | $235 | — | — |
| Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data) | — | $73.50 | — |
| Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL) | $46.91 | $71.93 | −35% |
| Sports and leisure | |||
| Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult) | $23.45 | $126 | −81% |
| Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend) | — | $62.38 | — |
| Cinema, 1 seat, international release | $11.73 | $23.00 | −49% |
| Childcare | |||
| Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child) | — | $3,366 | — |
| International primary school (yearly, 1 child) | — | $60,589 | — |
| Clothing and shoes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar) | $70.36 | $72.80 | −3% |
| 1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M) | $23.45 | $53.22 | −56% |
| 1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range | $93.81 | $118 | −20% |
| 1 pair of men's leather business shoes | $176 | $125 | +41% |
| Rent, per month | |||
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre | $704 | $4,417 | −84% |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centre | $586 | $3,033 | −81% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre | $1,055 | $9,242 | −89% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre | $821 | $5,461 | −85% |
| Buying an apartment | |||
| Price per square meter, apartment in city centre | — | $18,759 | — |
| Price per square meter, apartment outside centre | — | $6,523 | — |
| Salary and financing | |||
| Average monthly net salary, after tax | $1,407 | $5,178 | −73% |
| Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%) | — | 6.49% | — |
Three years of prices
Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.
Show the monthly values
| Month | Core basket index | Rent, 1 bedroom | Net salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — |
| Aug 2026 | — | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | — | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | — | $704 | $1,407 |
| Apr 2026 | — | $703 | $1,405 |
| Mar 2026 | — | $692 | $1,384 |
| Feb 2026 | — | $708 | $1,416 |
| Jan 2026 | — | $706 | $1,413 |
| Dec 2025 | — | $703 | $1,406 |
| Nov 2025 | — | $695 | $1,386 |
| Oct 2025 | — | $699 | $1,396 |
| Sep 2025 | — | $704 | $1,408 |
| Aug 2025 | — | $701 | $1,402 |
| Jul 2025 | — | $686 | $1,372 |
| May 2025 | — | $671 | $1,342 |
| Apr 2025 | — | $682 | $1,365 |
| Mar 2025 | — | $650 | $1,300 |
| Feb 2025 | — | $623 | $1,247 |
| Jan 2025 | — | $623 | $1,247 |
| Dec 2024 | — | $624 | $1,248 |
| Nov 2024 | — | $635 | $1,270 |
| Oct 2024 | — | $651 | $1,302 |
| Sep 2024 | — | $667 | $1,333 |
| Aug 2024 | — | $650 | $1,299 |
| Jun 2024 | — | $649 | $1,298 |
| May 2024 | — | $642 | $1,285 |
| Apr 2024 | — | $648 | $1,296 |
| Mar 2024 | — | $651 | $1,302 |
| Feb 2024 | 44.9 | $649 | $1,299 |
| Jan 2024 | 46.3 | $663 | $1,327 |
| Dec 2023 | 45.8 | $657 | $1,314 |
| Nov 2023 | 44.2 | $636 | $1,271 |
| Oct 2023 | 44.2 | $635 | $1,270 |
Safety
Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.
No crime survey has been published for Saint-Joseph yet.
Quality of life
Numbeo's published indices for Saint-Joseph. Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.
Numbeo has not ranked Saint-Joseph on quality of life.
Climate
Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.
No monthly climate normals for Saint-Joseph yet.
- Annual mean
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- Warmest month
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- Coldest month
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- Rain a year
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- HumidityRelative, annual mean
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- SunshineSolar energy per day
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- Clear-sky daysA year
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- Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 °C
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Air, internet and housing
The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.
Air
Country-level estimateNo air-quality readings for Saint-Joseph.
Internet
No internet speed measurements for Saint-Joseph or its country.
Housing
No property survey for Saint-Joseph yet.
Cities like Saint-Joseph
In other countries, with the closest livability score and cost of living index.
About these numbers
What the figures on this page rest on.
- Confidence
- Low confidence
- Contributors
- 0Numbeo price survey
- Latest prices
- May 20266 readings that month
- Months with prices
- 9 of 12Last 12 months
- Items priced
- 66%11 basket items from the country median
- Location
- Matched to the extended GeoNames list
- Index rebuilt
- 24 Sept 2026