Barranquilla vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$3250
🏠 One person rent
$338
$578
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$1344
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$645
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
48
41
😀 Quality of life
51
56
🏙️ Population
1.27M
580K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 38% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6445th and 4318th ($780 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Colombia and Jamaica, respectively. Check Colombia vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6193rd and 5883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Kingston

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Barranquilla Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$2133

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$851
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$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
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712