Castries vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1404
🏠 One person rent	$514	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$301
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$793
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	3	19
😀 Quality of life	38	47
🏙️ Population	20K	11M

The cost of living in Castries is 121% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 4844th and 8538th ($1170 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 456th 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 1.5 months in Linyi. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Linyi ranked 194th in China, while ranked 8195th and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Linyi

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	Castries	Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$3.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$95.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$7190

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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 Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$571
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$576
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$553
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$549
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$566
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$572
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$563
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$514
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$564
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$523
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$548
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$548
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$558
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$563
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$581
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$661
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$550
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$554
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$515
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$449
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$457
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$592
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$566
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$581
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$547
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$649
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$510
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$545
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$922
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$519
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$594
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$602
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$540
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$748
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$803