Barranquilla vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$391
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$434
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
35
😀 Quality of life
62
57
🏙️ Population
1.33M
756K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 34% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6080th and 7306th ($931 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Colombia and Bolivia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 5620th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs La Paz

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Barranquilla La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$2571

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$691
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$628
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$558
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$625
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$589
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$611
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$459
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$686
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$670
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$776
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$630
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$526
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$958
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$631
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$804
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$612
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$565
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$690
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$768
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$815
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$621
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$816
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1043
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$811
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$725
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$634
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$786
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$607
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$598
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$645
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$665
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$571
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$759
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$575
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$815
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$716
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1034
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$820
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670