Barranquilla vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$354	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	48
😀 Quality of life	35	75
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.32M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 43% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6549th and 4065th ($773 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia and Uruguay, respectively. Check Colombia vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 7459th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Montevideo

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	Barranquilla	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940