Castries vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$2110
🏠 One person rent	$514	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$587
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$1288
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	3	96
😀 Quality of life	39	77
🏙️ Population	20K	18.7M

The cost of living in Castries is 50% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4803rd and 6854th ($1178 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7990th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Guangzhou

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	Castries	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$19408

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711