Castries vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$514	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$612
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	3	24
😀 Quality of life	39	46
🏙️ Population	20K	8.97M

The cost of living in Castries is 55% more expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 4803rd and 6977th ($1178 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 42nd 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 0.9 months in Ganzhou. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Ganzhou ranked 262nd in China, while ranked 7990th and 7137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Ganzhou

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	Castries	Ganzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$11.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$2207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$80.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$9.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$51.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$7449

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Cities near Castries

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 Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$632
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$739
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$682
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$705
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$609
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$777
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$571
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$603
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$766
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$473
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$474
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$518
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$801
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$622
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$542
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$694
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$689
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$648
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$954
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$729
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$596
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$589
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$627
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$586
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$617
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$892
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$778
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$995