Barranquilla vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$347	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	1.33M	5.45M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 68% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6481st and 649th ($843 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6147th and 3rd 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	$5.33	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$19140

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710