Castries vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Castries Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2626
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$778
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1382
$2843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
3
100
😀 Quality of life
43
91
🏙️ Population
70K
7.5M

The cost of living in Castries is 65% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5578th and 63rd ($1007 vs $2884) 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 1.4 months in Castries compared to 1 months in Hong Kong. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6767th and 99th 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
$7.23
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.11
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.6
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.4%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$38.9
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.85
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.83
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.16
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.05
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.23
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1847
$18730

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Cities near Castries

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1074
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1367
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$860
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$884
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$946
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1285
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1292
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1250
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$990
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$992
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1308
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1297
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1301
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1293
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1293
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1298
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$982
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1558
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1550
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1075
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$924
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$987
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1182
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1238
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$903
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$710
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$702
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$696
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$1854
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$700
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$1029
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$700
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2479
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$677
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$740
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$773
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2162
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$605
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$702
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2369

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705