Barranquilla vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$2760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$6212
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1672
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$801
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	11
😀 Quality of life	62	68
🏙️ Population	1.33M	228K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 66% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 6080th and 498th ($931 vs $2760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Colombia and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.2 months in Nassau. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 5620th and 4308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Nassau

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	Barranquilla	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.23	$31.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$2496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$4159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$6.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$30.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$4.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$86.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$16505

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2683
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2802
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3216
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2747
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2958
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2487
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3114
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2808
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2636
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2697
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2756
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2957
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2721
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2843
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2757
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2774
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3171
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3151
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2673