Barranquilla vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$354	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$3990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	56
😀 Quality of life	35	87
🏙️ Population	1.33M	950K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 67% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6549th and 1022nd ($773 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 935th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 7459th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Jacksonville

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	Barranquilla	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897