Barranquilla vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barranquilla	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1892	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$354	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$99	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$5746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	97
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	1.33M	441K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 75% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6480th and 91st ($789 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 73rd in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6211th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Oakland

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	Barranquilla	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$758	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1051	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3168	$27655

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$840
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$979
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$863
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$558
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$620
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$451
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$590
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$696
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$634
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$552
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$598
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$584
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$674
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$789
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$688
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$670
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1249
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$871
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1231

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288