Barranquilla vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$338
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$1428
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
72
😀 Quality of life
51
61
🏙️ Population
1.27M
4.43M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 14% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6445th and 5921st ($780 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Colombia and South Africa, respectively. Check Colombia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6193rd and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Johannesburg

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Barranquilla Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$4829

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$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$519
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$552
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$733
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$633
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$458
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$612
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$1029
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$624
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$708
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$592
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$593
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$589
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$649
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$612
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$664
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$701
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$627
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$778
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$691
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$662
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1182
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$812
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1171

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952