Barranquilla vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$354
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$447
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
73
😀 Quality of life
50
55
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.33M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 0.5% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6480th and 6457th ($789 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 11th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Porto Alegre ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 6211th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Porto Alegre

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Barranquilla Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$8117

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$676
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373