Beijing vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$596	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$862
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	3
😀 Quality of life	73	38
🏙️ Population	21.9M	20K

The cost of living in Beijing is 11% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 5341st and 4844th ($1044 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check China vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 2718th and 8195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Castries

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	Beijing	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$9156

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

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