Barranquilla vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barranquilla	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1892	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$354	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$99	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$228
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	42
😀 Quality of life	50	56
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.43M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 10% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 6480th and 6830th ($789 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 31st 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 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Fortaleza ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 6211th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Fortaleza

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	Barranquilla	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$79.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	12.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$758	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1051	$754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$77.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3168	$2197

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$840
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$979
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$863
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$558
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$620
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$451
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$590
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$696
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$634
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$552
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$598
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$584
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$674
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$789
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$688
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$670
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1249
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$871
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1231

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587