Barranquilla vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$391	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	25
😀 Quality of life	62	60
🏙️ Population	1.33M	235K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 23% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6080th and 4725th ($931 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Colombia and Guyana, respectively. Check Colombia vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 5620th and 5871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Georgetown

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	Barranquilla	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.23	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$18825

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865