Barranquilla vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$2846
🏠 One person rent
$391
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$866
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1043
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
44
3
😀 Quality of life
62
39
🏙️ Population
1.33M
20K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 21% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6080th and 4803rd ($931 vs $1178) 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 0.9 months in Castries. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5620th and 7990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$9991

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191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$727
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$586
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$815
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$679
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$733
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$797
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$765
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$698
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$797
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$682
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$674
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$687
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$678
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$678
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$685
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$816
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$795
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$724
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$761
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$737
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$710
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$1012
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$729
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$732
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1361
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$1041
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1373

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1214
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1844
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$995
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1010
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1453
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1328
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1107
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1083
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1083
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1736
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1716
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1724
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1715
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1723
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1718
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1138
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1143
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1114
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1281
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1223
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1106
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1330
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1327
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1039
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$707
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$645
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$613
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2940
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$680
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$830
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$772
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$2450
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$716
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$773
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$873
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2305
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$650
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$685
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$2120