Barranquilla vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barranquilla	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1892	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$354	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$99	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	31
😀 Quality of life	50	34
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.55M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 12% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6480th and 6889th ($789 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 48th in Colombia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Colombia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6211th and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Maracaibo

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	Barranquilla	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$758	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1051	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3168	$14223

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$840
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$979
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$863
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$558
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$620
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$451
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$590
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$696
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$634
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$552
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$598
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$584
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$674
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$789
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$688
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$670
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1249
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$871
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1231

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789