Castries vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$458	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	3	24
😀 Quality of life	40	41
🏙️ Population	70K	7.82M

The cost of living in Castries is 49% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4701st and 6604th ($1108 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 7227th and 7053rd 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	$7.43	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$14498

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Cities near Castries

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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543