Barranquilla vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$354
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
91
😀 Quality of life
50
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
6.26M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 34% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6480th and 4604th ($789 vs $1200) 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 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6211th and 705th 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
$5.32
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$7298

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534