Barranquilla vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$347	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$504
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	44	40
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	1.33M	580K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 38% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6481st and 4339th ($843 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Colombia and Jamaica, respectively. Check Colombia vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6147th and 6173rd 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	$5.33	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$4783

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713