Barranquilla vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$6618
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	80
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	1.33M	737K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 71% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6080th and 126th ($931 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 94th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5620th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Seattle

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	Barranquilla	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.23	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$30033

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098