Barranquilla vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$354	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	47	66
😀 Quality of life	35	53
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.53M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 15% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6549th and 6005th ($773 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Ranked 12th vs 2nd best cities to live in Colombia, and 7459th vs 6049th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Medellin

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	Barranquilla	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$5682

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618