Barranquilla vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	74
😀 Quality of life	62	88
🏙️ Population	1.33M	459K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 62% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6080th and 978th ($931 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 841st 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 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5620th and 286th 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	$6.23	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769