Barranquilla vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$354	$388
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$728
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$379
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	89
😀 Quality of life	35	60
🏙️ Population	1.33M	8.03M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 13% less expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 6549th and 6104th ($773 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Colombia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Ranked 12th vs 1st best cities to live in Colombia, and 7459th vs 5261st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Bogota

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	Barranquilla	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$50.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	13.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$7.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$8398

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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

Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645