Barranquilla vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	82
😀 Quality of life	61	89
🏙️ Population	1.33M	468K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 61% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6275th and 1246th ($909 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1054th 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 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5863rd and 245th 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	$6.08	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$24650

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$950
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$874
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$971
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$887
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1155
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$687
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$707
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$572
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$784
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$678
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$703
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$732
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$704
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$764
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$646
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$685
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$675
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$673
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$744
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$710
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$750
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$915
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$712
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$714
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1395
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$992
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1403

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736