Castries vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$524	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$1649
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	96
😀 Quality of life	35	79
🏙️ Population	70K	17.7M

The cost of living in Castries is 21% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4713th and 5948th ($1159 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7462nd and 556th 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	$7.55	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$24117

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618