Barranquilla vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barranquilla	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$806
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1892	$2242
🏠 One person rent	$354	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$716
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$99	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$457
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	28
😀 Quality of life	50	56
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.82M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 2% less expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 6480th and 6414th ($789 vs $806) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Brasilia. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Brasilia ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 6211th and 5782nd 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	$5.32	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$758	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1051	$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$61
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$8.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3168	$11560

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$840
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$979
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$863
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$558
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$620
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$451
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$590
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$696
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$634
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$552
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$598
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$584
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$674
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$789
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$688
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$670
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1249
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$871
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1231

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$694
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$545
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$656
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$603
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$625
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$606
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$638
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$586
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$635
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$563
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$647
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$602
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$573
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$588
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$592
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$547
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$597
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$656
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$563
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$597
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$614
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$581
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$726
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$580
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$613