Barranquilla vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$391	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	96
😀 Quality of life	62	75
🏙️ Population	1.33M	11.5M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 17% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6080th and 4918th ($931 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5620th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Sao Paulo

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	Barranquilla	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.23	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$15990

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$967
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$882
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$973
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$891
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1186
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$698
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$727
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$586
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$815
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$679
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$733
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$797
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$765
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$698
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$797
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$674
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$687
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$678
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$678
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$685
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$795
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$724
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$761
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$737
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$1012
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$729
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$732
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1361
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$1041
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1373

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720