Castries vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$525	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	3	93
😀 Quality of life	35	66
🏙️ Population	70K	9.37M

The cost of living in Castries is 86% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4603rd and 7405th ($1161 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 7503rd and 3963rd 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	$7.01	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$8278

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665