Barranquilla vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	56
😀 Quality of life	62	87
🏙️ Population	1.33M	950K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 58% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6080th and 1499th ($931 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1231st 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 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 5620th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Barranquilla	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.23	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$11918

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863