Barranquilla vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	82
😀 Quality of life	62	89
🏙️ Population	1.33M	468K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 59% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6080th and 1363rd ($931 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1143rd 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 54th in the United States, while ranked 5620th and 219th 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	$6.23	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$24243

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$967
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$882
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$973
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$891
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1186
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$698
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$727
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$586
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$815
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$679
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$733
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$797
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$765
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$698
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$797
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$674
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$687
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$678
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$678
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$685
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$795
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$724
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$761
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$737
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$1012
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$729
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$732
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1361
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$1041
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1373

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729