Barranquilla vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barranquilla	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2033	$2058
🏠 One person rent	$338	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$640	$683
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$532
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	48	23
😀 Quality of life	51	55
🏙️ Population	1.27M	2.26M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 9% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6445th and 6183rd ($780 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Manaus ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 6193rd and 5964th 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	$4.47	$5.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$81.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.85%	9.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$955	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1192	$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$6.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5384	$5190

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$851
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$661
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$655
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$877
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$519
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$536
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$552
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$733
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$633
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$458
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$1029
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$624
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$708
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$592
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$593
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$589
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$612
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$664
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$701
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$778
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$691
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$662
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1182
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$812
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1171

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$761
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$764
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$759
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$774
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$771
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$772
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$634
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$627
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$683
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$668
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$634
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$618
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$933
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$562
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$574
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$605
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$633
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$743
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$635
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$928
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$896
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$636
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$617
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1490
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$694
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1528
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$760
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$695
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$860
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$556