Cali vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2735
🏠 One person rent	$287	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$1236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	45	3
😀 Quality of life	50	35
🏙️ Population	2.47M	70K

The cost of living in Cali is 36% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6679th and 4603rd ($748 vs $1161) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.1 months in Castries. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 6204th and 7503rd 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	$4.3	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$618
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$6.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$4.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$7323

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177