Castries vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$1387
🏠 One person rent	$514	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$339
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	3	58
😀 Quality of life	39	68
🏙️ Population	20K	10.6M

The cost of living in Castries is 126% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4803rd and 8567th ($1178 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7990th and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Shijiazhuang

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	Castries	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$5149

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$541
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$541
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$541
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$556
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$541
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$567
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$525
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$579
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$574
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$522
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$480
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$480
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$550
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$549
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$556
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$580
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$549
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$511
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$539
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$574
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$666
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$538
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$508
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$549
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$538
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$629
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$684
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$637
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$645
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$789
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$740