Castries vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1170
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$514
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$862
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
3
96
😀 Quality of life
38
74
🏙️ Population
20K
18.7M

The cost of living in Castries is 50% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4844th and 6835th ($1170 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 8195th and 2285th 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
$7.07
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1074
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.81%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2032
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.39
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.87
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.12
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.74
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9156
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$989
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$995
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1012
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1336
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1173
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1079
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1078
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1739
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1732
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1730
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1717
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1736
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1733
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1136
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1166
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1145
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1284
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1232
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1097
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1330
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1332
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1010
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$699
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$641
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$610
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2884
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$679
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$844
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$767
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2600
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$771
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$888
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2293
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$642
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$675
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2022

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694