Castries vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2826
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$515
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$876
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
3
66
😀 Quality of life
40
60
🏙️ Population
70K
2.53M

The cost of living in Castries is 14% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4773rd and 5342nd ($1169 vs $1030) 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 0.7 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 7795th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Castries Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1812
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8070
$6383

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1741
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$988
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$988
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1008
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1463
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1352
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1168
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1076
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1075
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1673
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1662
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1673
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1656
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1662
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1659
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1111
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1135
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1131
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1248
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1213
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1079
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1336
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1338
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1007
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$697
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$638
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$610
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2878
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$688
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$838
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$764
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2593
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$696
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$760
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$908
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2303
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$642
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$674
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2042

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677