Castries vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1178
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2846
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$514
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$866
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.5
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$1102
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
3
76
😀 Quality of life
39
74
🏙️ Population
20K
32.1M

The cost of living in Castries is 87% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4803rd and 7730th ($1178 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7990th and 1966th 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
$7.69
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.95
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.69%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2132
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.8
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.4
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.88
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.9
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9991
$24949

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560