Castries vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Castries	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1167	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2810	$1480
🏠 One person rent	$513	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$718
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	3	44
😀 Quality of life	37	46
🏙️ Population	70K	6.65M

The cost of living in Castries is 95% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4845th and 7854th ($1167 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 212th in Saint Lucia and China, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Castries compared to 1.2 months in Hengyang. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 7752nd and 6691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Hengyang

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	Castries	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.2	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1049	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.79%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1841	$3082
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.9	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$0.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8579	$7460

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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	$1767
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1019
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1041
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$995
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1450
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1318
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1144
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1071
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1695
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1686
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1683
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1670
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1693
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1681
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1125
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1147
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1152
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1238
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1219
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1065
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1418
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1414
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1013
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$734
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$685
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$709
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$894
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$776
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$699
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$848
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$866
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2313
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$676
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2193

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$581
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$615
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$596
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$589
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$557
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$733
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$586
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$590
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$576
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$591
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$756
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$595
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$569
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$813
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$547
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$667
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$576
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$594
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$540
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$575
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$517
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$549
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$571
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$789
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$631
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$554
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$521
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$598
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$604