Barranquilla vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$2191
🏠 One person rent
$391
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
75
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.39M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 5% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6080th and 6346th ($931 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 12th 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 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 5620th and 5036th 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
$6.23
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$9470

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$967
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$882
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$973
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$891
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1186
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$698
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$727
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$586
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$815
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$679
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$733
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$797
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$765
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$698
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$797
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$682
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$674
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$687
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$678
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$678
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$685
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$816
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$795
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$724
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$761
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$737
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$710
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$1012
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$729
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$732
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1361
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$1041
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1373

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$696
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500