Barranquilla vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$385	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	85
😀 Quality of life	61	70
🏙️ Population	1.33M	5.65M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 15% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6275th and 5142nd ($909 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Colombia and Russia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5863rd and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Saint Petersburg

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	Barranquilla	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606