Castries vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$514	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$1068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	99
😀 Quality of life	39	76
🏙️ Population	20K	24.9M

The cost of living in Castries is 3% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4803rd and 4880th ($1178 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Saint Lucia and China, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7990th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Shanghai

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	Castries	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$27610

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789