Barranquilla vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$347	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	82
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	1.33M	468K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 64% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6481st and 1213th ($843 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1060th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Raleigh

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	Barranquilla	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.33	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$24117

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766