Castries vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2674
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$458
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$471
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.2
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
3
67
😀 Quality of life
40
54
🏙️ Population
70K
2.53M

The cost of living in Castries is 28% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4701st and 6140th ($1108 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Lucia and Colombia, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 7227th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Castries Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.43
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.54%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1166
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.83
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.13
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.3
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1840
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$993
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$1008
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$834
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1294
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1353
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1168
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1069
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1069
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1561
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1575
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1099
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1074
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1076
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1218
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1217
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1053
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1212
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1214
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$898
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$710
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$666
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$654
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$1857
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$686
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$838
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$748
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2446
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$769
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$719
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2309
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$608
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$637
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2185

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617