Barranquilla vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$354	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	23
😀 Quality of life	35	53
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.06M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 1% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6549th and 6606th ($773 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 9th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 7459th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Manaus

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	Barranquilla	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$4516

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638