Barranquilla vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$354	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	12
😀 Quality of life	35	46
🏙️ Population	1.33M	14.7K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 24% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 6549th and 5404th ($773 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia and Dominica, respectively. Check Colombia vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 7459th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Roseau

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	Barranquilla	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$3299

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166