Barranquilla vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$391	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	46
😀 Quality of life	62	54
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.49M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 13% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6080th and 5103rd ($931 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 24th in Colombia and Cuba, respectively. Check Colombia vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 5620th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Havana

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	Barranquilla	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.23	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$7234

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607