Cali vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$318	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$862
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	47	3
😀 Quality of life	60	38
🏙️ Population	2.47M	20K

The cost of living in Cali is 29% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6645th and 4844th ($829 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5917th and 8195th 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	$4.79	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$9156

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022