Castries vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2826
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$515
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$876
$914
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
3
87
😀 Quality of life
40
74
🏙️ Population
70K
32.1M

The cost of living in Castries is 109% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4773rd and 8185th ($1169 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 322nd 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 Chongqing. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 7795th and 2237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Castries Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1812
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8070
$23821

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1741
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$988
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$988
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1008
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1463
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1352
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1168
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1076
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1075
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1673
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1662
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1673
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1656
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1662
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1659
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1111
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1135
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1131
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1248
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1213
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1079
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1336
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1338
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1007
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$697
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$638
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$610
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2878
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$688
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$838
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$764
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2593
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$696
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$760
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$908
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2303
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$642
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$674
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2042

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537