Castries vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2674
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$458
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$471
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
3
100
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
70K
24.9M

The cost of living in Castries is 7% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4701st and 4461st ($1108 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Shanghai. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7227th and 558th 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
$7.43
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.54%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1166
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.83
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.13
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.3
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1840
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$993
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$1008
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$834
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1294
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1353
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1168
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1069
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1069
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1561
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1575
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1099
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1074
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1076
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1218
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1217
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1053
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1212
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1214
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$898
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$710
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$666
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$654
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$1857
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$686
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$838
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$748
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2446
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$769
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$719
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2309
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$608
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$637
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2185

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740