Barranquilla vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$354	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	47	30
😀 Quality of life	35	36
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.58M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 13% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 6549th and 6965th ($773 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 115th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 7459th and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Leon

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	Barranquilla	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$2639

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704