Barranquilla vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barranquilla	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1892	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$354	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$99	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	48	94
😀 Quality of life	50	62
🏙️ Population	1.33M	6.21M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 17% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6480th and 5959th ($789 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6211th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Barranquilla	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$758	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1051	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3168	$10815

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$840
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$979
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$863
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$558
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$620
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$451
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$590
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$696
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$634
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$552
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$598
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$584
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$674
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$789
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$688
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$670
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1249
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$871
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1231

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585