Barranquilla vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barranquilla	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1892	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$354	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$99	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	48	27
😀 Quality of life	50	50
🏙️ Population	1.33M	81.1K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 32% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6480th and 4682nd ($789 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Colombia vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6211th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Port of Spain

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	Barranquilla	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$758	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1051	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3168	$3731

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$840
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$979
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$863
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$558
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$620
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$451
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$590
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$696
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$634
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$552
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$598
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$584
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$674
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$789
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$688
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$670
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1249
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$871
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1231

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877