Castries vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2826
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$515
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$876
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
3
100
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
70K
7.41M

The cost of living in Castries is 57% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4773rd and 532nd ($1169 vs $2718) 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 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 7795th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Castries Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1812
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8070
$22102

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598