Castries vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1170
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1735
🏠 One person rent
$514
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$862
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
3
89
😀 Quality of life
38
75
🏙️ Population
20K
20.9M

The cost of living in Castries is 76% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4844th and 7467th ($1170 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 88th in Saint Lucia and China, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.6 months in Chengdu. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8195th and 1710th 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
$7.07
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1074
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.81%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2032
$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.39
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.87
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.12
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.74
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9156
$13059

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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

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580