Kingstown vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingstown Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2430
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$367
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$613
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
4
67
😀 Quality of life
26
53
🏙️ Population
13.9K
2.53M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 12% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5821st and 6207th ($981 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 8479th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingstown Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.66
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.01%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.75
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.56
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.8
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7051
$6129

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$1004
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$1196
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1159
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1061
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1065
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1390
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1360
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1101
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$1003
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1138
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1168
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1164
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1070
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1599
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$964
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1598
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1593
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1582
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1596
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1594
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$719
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$692
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$684
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$871
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1081
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$691
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$770
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1241
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1242
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$821
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$704
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$627
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$662
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$1926
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$731
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$785

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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