Barranquilla vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$6615
🏠 One person rent	$391	$2023
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$3441
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$661
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3998
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	96
😀 Quality of life	62	94
🏙️ Population	1.33M	593K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 69% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 6080th and 214th ($931 vs $3020) 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 1.3 months in Dublin. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 5620th and 42nd 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	$6.23	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$93.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$8.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$2081
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$3773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$2979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$8583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$5735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$4.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$118
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$1409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$12713

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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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742