Barranquilla vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$347	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$3953
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	56
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	1.33M	950K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 62% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6481st and 1415th ($843 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1218th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Jacksonville ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 278th 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	$5.33	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$11123

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806