Castries vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$525	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	54
😀 Quality of life	35	66
🏙️ Population	70K	8.78M

The cost of living in Castries is 80% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4603rd and 7256th ($1161 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 7503rd and 4015th 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	$7.01	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$20567

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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	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936