Barranquilla vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$347	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$343
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	94
😀 Quality of life	57	63
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.32M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 21% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6481st and 7112th ($843 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 62nd in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 6147th and 5499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Guarulhos

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	Barranquilla	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.33	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$8855

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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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668