Barranquilla vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Barranquilla Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2007
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$347
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$578
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
74
😀 Quality of life
57
61
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.33M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 3% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6481st and 6605th ($843 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 11th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 6147th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Barranquilla vs Porto Alegre infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Barranquilla vs Porto Alegre

Prices for goods and services in Barranquilla and Porto Alegre are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Barranquilla Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.33
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.2
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.8
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.89
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.5
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1929
$7258

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$660
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444