Barranquilla vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	66
😀 Quality of life	61	98
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.71M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 60% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6275th and 1349th ($909 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 11th in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5863rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Brisbane

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	Barranquilla	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$12459

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894