Barranquilla vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$2674
🏠 One person rent
$338
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$1226
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
48
3
😀 Quality of life
51
40
🏙️ Population
1.27M
70K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 30% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6445th and 4701st ($780 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.4 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 6193rd and 7227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
8.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$8.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$8.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$6.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$1840

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$705
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$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
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$519
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
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$552
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$733
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$633
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$458
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$612
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$1029
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$624
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$708
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$592
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$593
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$589
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$649
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$612
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$664
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$701
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$627
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$778
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$691
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$662
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1182
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$812
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1171

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$993
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$1008
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$834
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1294
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1353
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1168
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1069
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1069
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1561
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1575
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1099
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1074
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1076
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1218
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1217
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1053
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1212
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1214
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$898
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$710
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$666
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$654
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$1857
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$686
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$838
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$748
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2446
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$769
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$719
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2309
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$608
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$637
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$2185