Castries vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1325
🏠 One person rent	$514	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$321
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	3	58
😀 Quality of life	38	68
🏙️ Population	20K	10.6M

The cost of living in Castries is 138% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4844th and 8757th ($1170 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 8195th and 4718th 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	$7.07	$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$5006

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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	$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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$519
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$524
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$525
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$558
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$528
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$512
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$562
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$568
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$508
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$466
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$468
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$542
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$562
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$540
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$545
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$567
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$538
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$492
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$555
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$564
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$646
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$523
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$621
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$505
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$540
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$531
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$610
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$666
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$584
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$659
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$630
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$770
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716