Bogota vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bogota	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2605	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$494	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$862
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	90	3
😀 Quality of life	65	38
🏙️ Population	8.03M	20K

The cost of living in Bogota is 9% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4844th ($1062 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Bogota compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5180th and 8195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Castries

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	Bogota	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.44	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$978	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.4	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9014	$9156

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$919
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$777
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$813
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$575
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$547
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$667
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$717
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$709
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$614
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$1019
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$719
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$789
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$750
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$738
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$592
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$992
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$537
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1071
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$915
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$746
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$829
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$757
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$825
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$606
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$514
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$673
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$646
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$732
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$685
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$724
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$714
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$764
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$703

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