Barranquilla vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$1719
🏠 One person rent
$338
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$432
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
33
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.87M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 11% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6445th and 6771st ($780 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Colombia and Bolivia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 6193rd and 6225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$6.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$4111

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$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

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$662
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$600
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$475
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$525
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$511
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$525
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$390
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$702
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$562
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$775
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$455
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$525
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$825
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$674
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$746
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$583
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$628
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$689
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$739
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$761
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$491
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$565
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$962
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$547
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$626
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$524
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$534
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$631
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$634
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$593
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$520
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$633
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$538
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$668
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$932
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$778
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634