Barranquilla vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$391	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$201
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	31
😀 Quality of life	62	46
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.55M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 30% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6080th and 7186th ($931 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 56th 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 0.3 months in Maracaibo. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 5620th and 7140th 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	$6.23	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$14308

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$967
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$882
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$973
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$891
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1186
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$698
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$727
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$586
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$815
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$679
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$733
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$797
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$765
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$698
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$797
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$674
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$687
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$678
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$678
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$685
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$795
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$724
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$761
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$737
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$1012
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$729
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$732
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1361
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$1041
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1373

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931