Barranquilla vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$8690
🏠 One person rent
$385
$2814
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$4668
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$830
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$7450
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
44
97
😀 Quality of life
61
95
🏙️ Population
1.33M
874K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 77% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6275th and 7th ($909 vs $4040) 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 1.8 months in San Francisco. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 5863rd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$7.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2229
$21243

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$874
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191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$707
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$572
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$784
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$678
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$703
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$763
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$732
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$714
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$704
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$701
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$764
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$703
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$683
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$646
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$685
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$675
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$673
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$687
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$754
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$744
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$710
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$750
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$723
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$733
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$915
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$712
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$714
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1395
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$992
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1403

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$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3212
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3058
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3242
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3264
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3073
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3255
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3083
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3282
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3058
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3346
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$3007
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4102
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3831
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3604
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$2929
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3593
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2910
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$2983
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$3359
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$2984
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$3771
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$2929
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$3778
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$2780
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$3137
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$2859
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2380
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$3182
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2807
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$2783
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$3395
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$3382
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$3261
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$3094
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$3805