Barranquilla vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$347	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$3621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	33
😀 Quality of life	57	82
🏙️ Population	1.33M	543K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 57% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6481st and 2194th ($843 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1737th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Tucson

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	Barranquilla	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.33	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$15639

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245