Castries vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$514	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	49
😀 Quality of life	38	71
🏙️ Population	20K	8.78M

The cost of living in Castries is 85% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4844th and 7679th ($1170 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 8195th and 3611th 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	$7.07	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.93
🥤 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	$590	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943