Barranquilla vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barranquilla	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1892	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$354	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$99	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	48	63
😀 Quality of life	50	60
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.76M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 12% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6480th and 6126th ($789 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Colombia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6211th and 5262nd 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	$5.32	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$758	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1051	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3168	$7183

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Cities near Barranquilla

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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483