Barranquilla vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$1151
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$3139
🏠 One person rent	$347	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$1107
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	24
😀 Quality of life	57	58
🏙️ Population	1.33M	235K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 27% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6481st and 4824th ($843 vs $1151) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Colombia and Guyana, respectively. Check Colombia vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1 months in Georgetown. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6147th and 6094th 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	$5.33	$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$8.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$88.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$1313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$1015
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$23245

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811