Castries vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1170
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$514
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$862
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
3
95
😀 Quality of life
38
77
🏙️ Population
20K
17.5M

The cost of living in Castries is 25% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4844th and 6106th ($1170 vs $939) 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8195th and 1113th 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
$7.07
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1074
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.81%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2032
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.39
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.87
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.12
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.74
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9156
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$989
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$995
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1012
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1336
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1173
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1079
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1078
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1739
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1732
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1730
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1717
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1736
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1733
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1136
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1166
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1145
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1284
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1232
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1097
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1330
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1332
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1010
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$699
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$641
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$610
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2884
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$679
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$844
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$767
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2600
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$771
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$888
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2293
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$642
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$675
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2022

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638