Barranquilla vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$2192
🏠 One person rent	$391	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$643
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	61
😀 Quality of life	62	66
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.77M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 6% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 6080th and 6406th ($931 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 14th 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 0.7 months in Curitiba. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Curitiba ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 5620th and 4836th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Curitiba

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	Barranquilla	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.23	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	11.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$8836

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$967
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$882
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$973
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$891
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1186
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$698
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$727
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$586
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$815
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$679
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$733
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$797
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$765
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$698
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$797
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$674
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$687
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$678
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$678
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$685
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$795
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$724
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$761
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$737
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$1012
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$729
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$732
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1361
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$1041
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1373

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670