Castries vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$515	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	3	43
😀 Quality of life	40	49
🏙️ Population	70K	6.65M

The cost of living in Castries is 88% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4773rd and 7637th ($1169 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 136th in Saint Lucia and China, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.1 months in Hengyang. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 7795th and 6726th 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	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$7438

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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	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599