Kingstown vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingstown Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2356
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$380
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1322
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
4
66
😀 Quality of life
52
60
🏙️ Population
12.9K
2.53M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 4% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5682nd and 5342nd ($988 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Vincent and Colombia, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kingstown compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 6494th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingstown Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.47%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.59
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.31
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9791
$6383

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18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$988
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1169
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1076
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1075
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1741
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1463
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1352
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1111
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$1008
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1168
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1248
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1213
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1079
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1673
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$1007
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1673
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1662
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1656
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1662
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1659
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$697
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$638
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$610
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$838
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1135
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$688
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1131
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$764
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1336
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1338
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$696
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$760
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$908
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$642
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$674
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$889
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$2878
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$736
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$784

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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