Castries vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$1957
🏠 One person rent	$458	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	3	61
😀 Quality of life	40	56
🏙️ Population	70K	9.4M

The cost of living in Castries is 64% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4701st and 6976th ($1108 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7227th and 5865th 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	$7.43	$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$9922

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524