Beijing vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2735
🏠 One person rent	$575	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$1236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	3
😀 Quality of life	75	35
🏙️ Population	21.9M	70K

The cost of living in Beijing is 12% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 5387th and 4603rd ($1016 vs $1161) 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 1.4 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 989th and 7503rd 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	$3.86	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$618
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$4.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$7323

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177