Barranquilla vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$354	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	29
😀 Quality of life	35	36
🏙️ Population	1.33M	159K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 8% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6549th and 6298th ($773 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Colombia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7459th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Praia

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	Barranquilla	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$2887

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$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

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491