Barranquilla vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1743
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$354
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
72
😀 Quality of life
35
56
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.33M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 3% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6549th and 6663rd ($773 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 13th 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 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 7459th and 5820th 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
$6.35
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.94
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$673
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1854
$7512

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$632
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$546
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$624
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$495
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$564
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$584
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$593
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$599
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$536
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$608
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$549
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$537
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$540
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$519
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$529
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$551
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$500
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$619
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$578
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$577
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$446
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$463
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$537
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$589
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$544
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$628
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$594
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$857
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$707
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$632
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$553
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$632
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$639
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$658
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$510
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$659
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$600
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$594
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$461