Castries vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$458	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$340
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	3	71
😀 Quality of life	40	63
🏙️ Population	70K	10.6M

The cost of living in Castries is 128% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4701st and 8597th ($1108 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 7227th and 4919th 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	$7.43	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$4869

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$527
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$525
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$569
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$549
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$569
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$592
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$587
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$598
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$466
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$599
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$601
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$583
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$613
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$576
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$573
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$621
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$509
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$572
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$594
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$650
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$522
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$633
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$521
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$570
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$617
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$625
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$643
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$572
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$739
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$607
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$707
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$733