Barranquilla vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$354
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$829
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
48
3
😀 Quality of life
50
35
🏙️ Population
1.33M
70K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 32% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6480th and 4713th ($789 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.1 months in Castries. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 6211th and 7462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$6685

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$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$1004
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$981
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1003
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1390
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1360
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1138
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1061
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1065
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1599
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1593
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1598
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1582
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1596
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1594
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1101
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1081
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1084
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1168
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1164
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1070
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1241
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1242
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$964
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$719
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$692
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$684
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$1926
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$691
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$871
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$770
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2561
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$821
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$704
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2295
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$627
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$662
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2192