Castries vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$6072
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$3066
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$1241
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	38	82
🏙️ Population	20K	7.41M

The cost of living in Castries is 56% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4844th and 621st ($1170 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 8195th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Hong Kong

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	Castries	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$22890

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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	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$674
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1718
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$534
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$666
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$621
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$848
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$782
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$844
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$765
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$795
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$832
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$896
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$589
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$807
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$465
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$673
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$816
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$760
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$789
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$769
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$814
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$730
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$738
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$698
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$723
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$694
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$699
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$903
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$533
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$608