Barranquilla vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$354	$2719
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$4421
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$804
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$7528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	47	97
😀 Quality of life	35	96
🏙️ Population	1.33M	874K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 80% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6549th and 7th ($773 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7459th and 16th 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	$6.35	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$8.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$20590

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752