Barranquilla vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$347	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$1959
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	96
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.75M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 32% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6481st and 4626th ($843 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 29th in Colombia and Japan, respectively. Check Colombia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.6 months in Osaka. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6147th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Osaka

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	Barranquilla	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.33	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$13640

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997