Barranquilla vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$354	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	33
😀 Quality of life	35	43
🏙️ Population	1.33M	937K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 5% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6549th and 6728th ($773 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Colombia vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 7459th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Managua

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	Barranquilla	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$5713

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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 Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$710
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$701
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$624
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$666
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$455
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$932
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1088
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1083
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$801
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$753
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1269
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1296
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1324
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$755
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1182
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1204
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1024
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1160
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$903
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$897
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$897
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$698
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$884
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1225
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$719
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$936
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941