Barranquilla vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$354	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	95
😀 Quality of life	35	76
🏙️ Population	1.33M	15.7M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 38% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6549th and 4347th ($773 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and Turkey, respectively. Check Colombia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 7459th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Istanbul

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	Barranquilla	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899