Barranquilla vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$354
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
48
87
😀 Quality of life
50
92
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.39M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 76% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6480th and 45th ($789 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 36th 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 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 6211th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$21468

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647