Barranquilla vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$354	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	35	95
🏙️ Population	1.33M	9.67M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 42% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6549th and 4104th ($773 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Colombia and South Korea, respectively. Check Colombia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 7459th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Seoul

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	Barranquilla	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019