Barranquilla vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$354
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$6972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
87
😀 Quality of life
50
93
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.01M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 79% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6480th and 13th ($789 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6211th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs San Jose, United States

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Barranquilla San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$23974

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146