Barranquilla vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$391	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$5290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	97
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	1.33M	441K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 72% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6080th and 95th ($931 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5620th and 70th 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	$6.23	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357