Castries vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$525	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	96
😀 Quality of life	35	80
🏙️ Population	70K	17.7M

The cost of living in Castries is 27% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4603rd and 5950th ($1161 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7503rd and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Shenzhen

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	Castries	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.03
🥤 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	$618	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609