Castries vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$524	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$758
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	3	61
😀 Quality of life	35	53
🏙️ Population	70K	9.4M

The cost of living in Castries is 58% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4713th and 6747th ($1159 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 7462nd and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Ningbo

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	Castries	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$12898

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538