Barranquilla vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2953
🏠 One person rent
$354
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$538
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
23
😀 Quality of life
50
47
🏙️ Population
1.33M
235K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 20% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6480th and 5796th ($789 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.5 months in Georgetown. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6211th and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$23107

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$1015
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$869
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$586
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$964
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787