Castries vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2020
🏠 One person rent	$524	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$890
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	3	87
😀 Quality of life	35	72
🏙️ Population	70K	32.1M

The cost of living in Castries is 75% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4713th and 7185th ($1159 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 146th in Saint Lucia and China, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7462nd 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	$7.55	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$27717

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556