Castries vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1159
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$524
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.2
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1222
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
3
67
😀 Quality of life
35
53
🏙️ Population
70K
2.53M

The cost of living in Castries is 33% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4713th and 6207th ($1159 vs $873) 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 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 7462nd and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Castries Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.55
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.8
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.9
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.05%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1110
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.83
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.99
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6685
$6129

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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
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617