Asuncion vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$348	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$490
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	44
😀 Quality of life	57	61
🏙️ Population	462K	1.33M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 17% less expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 6973rd and 6275th ($752 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Paraguay and Colombia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Barranquilla. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Barranquilla ranked 3rd in Colombia, while ranked 6216th and 5863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Barranquilla

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	Asuncion	Barranquilla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	10.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$74.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$2229

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$950
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$874
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$971
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$887
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1155
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$687
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$707
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$572
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$784
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$678
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$703
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$732
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$704
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$764
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$646
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$685
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$675
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$673
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$744
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$710
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$750
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$915
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$712
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$714
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1395
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$992
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1403