Barranquilla vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$391	$740
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	44	41
😀 Quality of life	62	61
🏙️ Population	1.33M	938K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 37% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6080th and 4050th ($931 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.5 months in Kingston. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5620th and 5741st 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	$6.23	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$5834

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$967
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$882
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$973
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$891
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1186
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$698
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$727
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$586
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$815
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$679
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$733
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$797
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$765
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$698
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$797
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$674
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$687
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$678
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$678
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$685
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$795
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$724
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$761
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$737
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$1012
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$729
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$732
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1361
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$1041
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1373

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814