Barranquilla vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$354	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$363
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	29
😀 Quality of life	35	47
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.44M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 31% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 6549th and 4757th ($773 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and Senegal, respectively. Check Colombia vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 7459th and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Dakar

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	Barranquilla	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$6669

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916