Bogota vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bogota	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2124	$2674
🏠 One person rent	$399	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$1226
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	88	3
😀 Quality of life	60	40
🏙️ Population	7.74M	70K

The cost of living in Bogota is 20% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6066th and 4701st ($883 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Bogota compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5338th and 7227th 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	$5.62	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	8.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$8.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$8.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$6.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.71	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.1	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6983	$1840

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$724
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$433
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$645
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$530
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$416
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$511
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$727
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$567
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$597
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$617
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$551
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$639
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$594
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$639
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$507
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$867
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$778
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$648
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$612
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$720
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$649
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$552
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$455
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$416
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$593
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$708
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$589
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$592
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$612
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$617
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$646
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$659
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$624
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Castries

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
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185