Barranquilla vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$354	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	47	64
😀 Quality of life	35	55
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.76M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 12% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6549th and 6124th ($773 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Colombia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Colombia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 7459th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Quito

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	Barranquilla	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493