Barranquilla vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$385	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	73
😀 Quality of life	61	65
🏙️ Population	1.33M	4.8M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 22% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6275th and 4839th ($909 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Colombia and South Africa, respectively. Check Colombia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5863rd and 5190th 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	$6.08	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$5808

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$950
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$874
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$971
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$887
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1155
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$687
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$707
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$572
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$784
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$678
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$703
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$732
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$704
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$764
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$646
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$685
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$675
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$673
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$744
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$710
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$750
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$915
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$712
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$714
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1395
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$992
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1403

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950