Barranquilla vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$2922
🏠 One person rent	$391	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1929
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	44	96
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.75M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 26% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6080th and 4633rd ($931 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 23rd in Colombia and Japan, respectively. Check Colombia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Osaka. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5620th and 17th 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	$6.23	$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$12931

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958