Cali vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$287	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$1222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	45	3
😀 Quality of life	51	35
🏙️ Population	2.47M	70K

The cost of living in Cali is 37% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6748th and 4713th ($733 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 6170th and 7462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Castries

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	Cali	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$6685

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near Castries

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