Castries vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$514	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	3	74
😀 Quality of life	39	58
🏙️ Population	20K	9.07M

The cost of living in Castries is 93% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4803rd and 7878th ($1178 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 7990th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Shenyang

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	Castries	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532