Cali vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$2826
🏠 One person rent	$279	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$890
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$876
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	45	3
😀 Quality of life	57	40
🏙️ Population	2.47M	70K

The cost of living in Cali is 35% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6830th and 4773rd ($759 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 Cali compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 6175th and 7795th 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	$4.9	$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$1812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$6.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$8070

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042