Barcelona vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$1743
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$519
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$447
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	47
😀 Quality of life	87	35
🏙️ Population	1.7M	1.33M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 138% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 2276th and 6549th ($1841 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Spain and Colombia, respectively. Check Spain vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Barranquilla. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Barranquilla ranked 12th in Colombia, while ranked 270th and 7459th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Barranquilla

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	Barcelona	Barranquilla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$6.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$8.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$1854

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310