Barranquilla vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$354	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	91
😀 Quality of life	35	77
🏙️ Population	1.33M	6.26M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 32% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6549th and 4686th ($773 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and Chile, respectively. Check Colombia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7459th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Santiago

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	Barranquilla	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731