Castries vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$525	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	3	24
😀 Quality of life	35	38
🏙️ Population	70K	7.82M

The cost of living in Castries is 58% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4603rd and 6735th ($1161 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 7503rd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Shangqiu

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	Castries	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529