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

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Barranquilla San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$3174
🏠 One person rent
$354
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1038
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
60
😀 Quality of life
50
65
🏙️ Population
1.33M
342K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 36% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6480th and 4497th ($789 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Colombia and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Colombia vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 6211th and 4226th 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
$5.32
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$12846

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

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Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1246
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1233
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$961
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1277
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1201
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$898
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1687
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$890
246 km or 153 mi David
$833
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$664
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$697
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$712
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$774
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$550
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$457
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$639
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1098
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$638
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1091
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1182
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$953
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1249
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1384
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1231
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1249
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1081
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1088
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$715
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$734
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1192
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1173
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1161
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1145
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$650
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$883