Barranquilla vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$354	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	47	87
😀 Quality of life	35	91
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.39M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 77% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6549th and 36th ($773 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 32nd in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 7459th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs San Diego

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	Barranquilla	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759