Castries vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$514	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$888
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	3	65
😀 Quality of life	38	63
🏙️ Population	20K	2.53M

The cost of living in Castries is 9% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4844th and 5161st ($1170 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Colombia, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 8195th and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Medellin

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	Castries	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$7264

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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

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$717
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$757
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$789
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$738
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$719
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$777
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$813
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$919
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$764
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1062
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$537
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$703
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1019
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$825
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$746
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$575
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$829
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$732
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$572
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$707
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$750
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$592
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$646
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$673
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$606
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$685