Castries vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$525	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$729
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	3	44
😀 Quality of life	35	43
🏙️ Population	70K	6.65M

The cost of living in Castries is 97% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4603rd and 7767th ($1161 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 7503rd and 6669th 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	$7.01	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.34
🥤 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	$618	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$8454

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600