Barranquilla vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	61	98
🏙️ Population	1.33M	5.45M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 68% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6275th and 348th ($909 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 5863rd 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	$6.08	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$21946

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$950
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$874
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$971
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$887
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1155
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$687
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$707
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$572
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$784
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$678
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$703
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$732
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$704
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$764
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$646
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$685
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$675
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$673
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$744
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$710
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$750
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$915
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$712
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$714
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1395
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$992
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1403

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864