Barranquilla vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$354	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	47	49
😀 Quality of life	35	59
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.48M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 24% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6549th and 5351st ($773 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 14th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 7459th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Zapopan

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	Barranquilla	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$5821

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696