Beijing vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$596	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$1222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	3
😀 Quality of life	77	35
🏙️ Population	21.9M	70K

The cost of living in Beijing is 8% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 5141st and 4713th ($1067 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 763rd and 7462nd 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	$4.04	$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$6685

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192