Barranquilla vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$347	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	74
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	1.33M	459K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 65% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6481st and 1045th ($843 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 916th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Virginia Beach

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	Barranquilla	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.33	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710