Barranquilla vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$354	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	80
😀 Quality of life	35	91
🏙️ Population	1.33M	737K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6549th and 158th ($773 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 140th 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 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 7459th and 98th 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	$6.35	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$29407

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093