Barranquilla vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$354	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	47	54
😀 Quality of life	35	83
🏙️ Population	1.33M	342K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 62% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6549th and 1742nd ($773 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 7459th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs San Juan

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	Barranquilla	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$10321

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177