Barranquilla vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$347	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	95
😀 Quality of life	57	69
🏙️ Population	1.33M	11.5M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 20% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6481st and 5192nd ($843 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6147th and 4142nd 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	$5.33	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$15428

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666