Barranquilla vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$385	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	44	57
😀 Quality of life	61	62
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.42M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 5% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6275th and 6516th ($909 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 12th 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 Salvador. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 5863rd and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Salvador

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	Barranquilla	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$14902

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743