Barranquilla vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$354	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$967
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	42
😀 Quality of life	35	67
🏙️ Population	1.33M	881K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 48% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6549th and 3517th ($773 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and Panama, respectively. Check Colombia vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 7459th and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Panama City

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	Barranquilla	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$13616

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932