Barranquilla vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$6629
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1987
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$3461
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$663
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$4313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	96
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	1.33M	593K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 70% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 6275th and 223rd ($909 vs $2992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Colombia and Ireland, respectively. Check Colombia vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 5863rd and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Dublin

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	Barranquilla	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$96.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$8.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$2108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$3809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$8392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$6209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$119
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$1316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$10947

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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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718