Castries vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$525	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$1146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	3	70
😀 Quality of life	35	68
🏙️ Population	70K	12.7M

The cost of living in Castries is 34% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4603rd and 6198th ($1161 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th 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 Suzhou. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7503rd and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Suzhou

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	Castries	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$17431

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613