Barranquilla vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$4285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	44	81
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	1.33M	718K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 68% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6275th and 342nd ($909 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Colombia and Norway, respectively. Check Colombia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5863rd and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Oslo

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	Barranquilla	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$15673

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$950
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$874
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$971
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$887
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1155
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$687
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$707
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$572
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$784
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$678
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$703
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$732
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$704
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$764
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$646
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$685
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$675
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$673
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$744
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$710
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$750
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$915
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$712
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$714
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1395
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$992
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1403

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409