Barranquilla vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$391	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	54
😀 Quality of life	62	66
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.49M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 16% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6080th and 6758th ($931 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 33rd 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 12th in Brazil, while ranked 5620th and 5007th 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	$6.23	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$11966

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592