Barranquilla vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$354	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	60
😀 Quality of life	35	66
🏙️ Population	1.33M	342K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 42% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6549th and 4143rd ($773 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Colombia vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 7459th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Barranquilla	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$12527

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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 Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903