Castries vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$524	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	53
😀 Quality of life	35	50
🏙️ Population	70K	8.78M

The cost of living in Castries is 74% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4713th and 7155th ($1159 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 7462nd and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Quanzhou

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	Castries	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$22902

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014