Barranquilla vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$2318
🏠 One person rent	$347	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	28
😀 Quality of life	57	61
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.82M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 4% less expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 6481st and 6320th ($843 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Brasilia. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Brasilia ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 6147th and 5763rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Brasilia

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	Barranquilla	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.33	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$537
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$16129

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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 Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629