Barranquilla vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$385	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$862
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	44	3
😀 Quality of life	61	38
🏙️ Population	1.33M	20K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 22% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6275th and 4844th ($909 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Colombia and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5863rd and 8195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Castries

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	Barranquilla	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$9156

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$950
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$874
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$971
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$887
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1155
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$687
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$707
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$572
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$784
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$678
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$703
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$732
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$704
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$764
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$646
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$685
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$675
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$673
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$744
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$710
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$750
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$915
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$712
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$714
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1395
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$992
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1403

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