Barranquilla vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$3706
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	1.33M	3.78M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 61% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 6275th and 1275th ($909 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 5863rd and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Berlin

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	Barranquilla	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$10963

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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

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474