Colombia vs Saint Lucia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Saint Lucia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$2847
🏠 One person rent
$411
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$73.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$1039
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$14182
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
6.5
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
72.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
59
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
43%
🎓 Higher education
76
1
😀 Quality of life
48
49
🏙️ Population
52.9M
180K

The average cost of living in Colombia ($928) is 22% less expensive than in Saint Lucia ($1194). Colombia ranked 110th vs 67th for Saint Lucia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Colombia compared to 0.9 months in Saint Lucia. Ranked 106th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Saint Lucia

We calculate prices for Colombia and Saint Lucia as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Colombia Saint Lucia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.28
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$8.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.58
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$80.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1320
$1496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$7.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$6.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.45
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7215
$10002

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Saint Lucia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1106
8.03M
Medellin
$1162
2.53M
Cali
$850
2.47M
Barranquilla
$931
1.33M
Soacha
$958
783K
Cartagena
$1186
915K
Cucuta
$674
806K
Manizales
$737
454K
Soledad
$967
676K
Bucaramanga
$816
615K
Pereira
$862
591K
Bello
$1012
562K
Ibague
$537
546K
Villavicencio
$593
664K
Valledupar
$698
544K
Buenaventura
$856
424K
Santa Marta
$973
506K
Pasto
$675
411K
Palmira
$788
359K
Barrancabermeja
$1001
300K
Neiva
$606
380K
Popayan
$631
301K
Monteria
$733
400K
Armenia
$749
301K
Floridablanca
$795
267K
Envigado
$1041
229K
Tulua
$563
219K
Riohacha
$815
223K
Tumaco
$694
213K
Sincelejo
$586
287K

In Saint Lucia

City Cost of living Population
Castries
$1178
20K
Vieux Fort
$1214
15.8K