Castries vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$1809
🏠 One person rent	$458	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	3	93
😀 Quality of life	40	67
🏙️ Population	70K	9.37M

The cost of living in Castries is 57% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4701st and 6756th ($1108 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 82nd 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 28th in China, while ranked 7227th and 3921st 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	$7.43	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$8280

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696