Castries vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1170
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$514
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$862
$1018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
3
76
😀 Quality of life
38
74
🏙️ Population
20K
32.1M

The cost of living in Castries is 95% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4844th and 7933rd ($1170 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 8195th and 2353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Chongqing

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Castries Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1074
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.81%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2032
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.39
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.87
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.12
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.74
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9156
$24477

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556