Barranquilla vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	62	100
🏙️ Population	1.33M	5.45M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 67% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6080th and 370th ($931 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5620th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Sydney

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	Barranquilla	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.23	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863