Barranquilla vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$3635
🏠 One person rent
$354
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1602
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
48
41
😀 Quality of life
50
54
🏙️ Population
1.33M
580K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 40% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6480th and 4282nd ($789 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and Jamaica, respectively. Check Colombia vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6211th and 5962nd 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
$5.32
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$2136

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6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728