Castries vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$524	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$952
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	3	93
😀 Quality of life	35	65
🏙️ Population	70K	9.37M

The cost of living in Castries is 59% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4713th and 6780th ($1159 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 68th 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 Hefei. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 7462nd and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Hefei

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	Castries	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$8558

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699