Castries vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$515	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	40	77
🏙️ Population	70K	24.9M

The cost of living in Castries is 4% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4773rd and 4879th ($1169 vs $1128) 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7795th and 1383rd 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	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$27624

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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	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753