Castries vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$1806
🏠 One person rent	$514	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$1237
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	89
😀 Quality of life	39	76
🏙️ Population	20K	20.9M

The cost of living in Castries is 71% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4803rd and 7360th ($1178 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 75th in Saint Lucia and China, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Chengdu. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7990th and 1238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Chengdu

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	Castries	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$14789

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594