Castries vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$1819
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$3275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	3	92
😀 Quality of life	35	97
🏙️ Population	70K	1.08M

The cost of living in Castries is 37% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4713th and 2308th ($1159 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in Saint Lucia and Germany, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7462nd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Cologne

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	Castries	Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$16860

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1593
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1620
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1586
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1580
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1566
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1582
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1572
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1530
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1594
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1765
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1578
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1652
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1558
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1531
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1415
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1571
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1453
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1566
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1527
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1548
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1542
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861