Barranquilla vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$385	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	54
😀 Quality of life	61	65
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.49M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 13% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6275th and 6735th ($909 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 27th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 5863rd and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Recife

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	Barranquilla	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$13958

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583