Barranquilla vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$354
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
42
😀 Quality of life
50
51
🏙️ Population
1.33M
316K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 34% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6480th and 4621st ($789 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Colombia and El Salvador, respectively. Check Colombia vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6211th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$4693

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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
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1145
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$709
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$882
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1088
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1081
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$904
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1005
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$639
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$715
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$866
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$912
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$870
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$791
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$883
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$599
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$870
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$734
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$872
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$639
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$650
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$457
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$646
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$774
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$550
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$859
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1090
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$712
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$729
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$697