Castries vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$525	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$602
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	3	71
😀 Quality of life	35	61
🏙️ Population	70K	10.6M

The cost of living in Castries is 141% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4603rd and 8748th ($1161 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 525th 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 39th in China, while ranked 7503rd and 5094th 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	$7.01	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$4785

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716