Barranquilla vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$354	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	42
😀 Quality of life	35	50
🏙️ Population	1.33M	316K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 36% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6549th and 4469th ($773 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia and El Salvador, respectively. Check Colombia vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 7459th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs San Salvador

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	Barranquilla	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$5642

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701