Castries vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$1770
🏠 One person rent	$514	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	3	84
😀 Quality of life	39	71
🏙️ Population	20K	9.37M

The cost of living in Castries is 76% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4803rd and 7494th ($1178 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 7990th and 3146th 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	$7.69	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$8681

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693