Barranquilla vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$354	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	31
😀 Quality of life	35	33
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.55M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 9% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6549th and 6827th ($773 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 50th in Colombia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Colombia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 7459th and 7775th 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	$6.35	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$14094

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773