Barranquilla vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$2414
🏠 One person rent	$347	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	89
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	1.33M	8.03M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 14% less expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 6481st and 5761st ($843 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Colombia, and 6147th vs 5073rd 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	$5.33	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$866
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	12.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$1388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$6.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$8995

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$848
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$722
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$762
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$546
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$515
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$506
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$637
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$678
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$655
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$581
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$960
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$667
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$730
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$777
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$679
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$565
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$511
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1030
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$881
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$693
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$759
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$708
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$782
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$572
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$489
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$671
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$620
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$704
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$677
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$699
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$690
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$721
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$663