Kingstown vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingstown Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2491
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$386
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$729
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$613
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
4
67
😀 Quality of life
35
54
🏙️ Population
12.9K
2.53M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 16% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5256th and 6140th ($1008 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 7788th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingstown Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.83
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.8
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.05%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.78
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3332
$6416

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18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$993
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1108
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1069
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1069
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1294
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1353
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1099
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$834
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1168
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1218
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1217
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1053
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$898
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1561
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1575
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$710
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$666
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$654
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$838
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1074
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$686
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1076
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$748
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1212
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1214
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$769
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$719
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$608
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$637
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$1857
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$700
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$760

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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