Barranquilla vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$8814
🏠 One person rent
$391
$2859
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$4660
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$850
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$7874
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
44
97
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
1.33M
874K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 77% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6080th and 7th ($931 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 5620th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs San Francisco

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Barranquilla San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$15.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$8.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$3199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$2521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$4951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$4247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$10798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$9079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$5.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$7.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$2190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$21216

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$882
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$973
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$891
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1186
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$698
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$727
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$586
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$815
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$679
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$733
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$797
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$765
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$698
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$797
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$682
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$674
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$687
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$678
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$678
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$685
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$816
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$795
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$724
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$761
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$737
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$710
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$1012
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$729
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$732
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1361
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$1041
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1373

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$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3273
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3049
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3204
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3261
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3070
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3245
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3102
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3276
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3086
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3310
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3043
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4178
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3797
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3588
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2906
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3577
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2822
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2968
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
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$3728
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2905
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3873
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3075
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2848
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2393
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3181
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2804
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2748
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$3357
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
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$3234
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$3088
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$3808