Barranquilla vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barranquilla	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2033	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$338	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$640	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$4688
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	48	20
😀 Quality of life	51	77
🏙️ Population	1.27M	41K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 77% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6445th and 32nd ($780 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Colombia and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 6193rd and 754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs George Town

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	Barranquilla	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.85%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$955	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1192	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5384	$25346

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$851
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$661
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$655
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$877
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$519
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$536
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$552
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$733
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$633
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$458
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$1029
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$624
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$708
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$592
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$593
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$589
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$612
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$664
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$701
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$778
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$691
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$662
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1182
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$812
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1171

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671