Bogota vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$387
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$829
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
88
3
😀 Quality of life
59
35
🏙️ Population
7.74M
70K

The cost of living in Bogota is 25% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6226th and 4713th ($868 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 5388th and 7462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$6685

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

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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