Barranquilla vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$347	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$7086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	44	97
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	1.33M	874K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 79% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6481st and 5th ($843 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 20th 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	$5.33	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$18564

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765