Barranquilla vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$354	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	78
😀 Quality of life	35	65
🏙️ Population	1.33M	9.94M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 21% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6549th and 5647th ($773 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and Peru, respectively. Check Colombia vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 7459th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Lima

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	Barranquilla	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697