Barranquilla vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$3754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$8993
🏠 One person rent	$354	$2648
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$5345
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$845
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$6732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	47	20
😀 Quality of life	35	78
🏙️ Population	1.33M	41K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 79% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6549th and 11th ($773 vs $3754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in George Town. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 7459th and 685th 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	$6.35	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$6.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$2615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$2356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$5826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$4835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$10761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$4170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$5.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$8.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$7.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$9.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1705
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$24513

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561