Barranquilla vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$3388
🏠 One person rent	$354	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	24
😀 Quality of life	35	47
🏙️ Population	1.33M	235K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 27% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6549th and 5085th ($773 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Georgetown. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 7459th and 6400th 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	$6.35	$9.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$54.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$940
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$3867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$8.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$23423

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847