Barranquilla vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$338
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$460
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
95
😀 Quality of life
51
64
🏙️ Population
1.27M
12.4M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 25% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6445th and 5031st ($780 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6193rd and 4799th 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
$4.47
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$12031

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$519
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$552
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$733
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$633
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$458
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$612
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$1029
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$624
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$708
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$592
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$593
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$589
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$649
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$612
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$664
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$701
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$627
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$778
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$691
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$662
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1182
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$812
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1171

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659