Barranquilla vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$354	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	4
😀 Quality of life	35	26
🏙️ Population	1.33M	13.9K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 23% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 6549th and 5500th ($773 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Colombia vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 7459th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Kingstown

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	Barranquilla	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$7119

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789