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Barranquilla vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Barranquilla is 11.3% cheaper than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% less in Barranquilla
Groceries: pay 3.7% less in Barranquilla
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Barranquilla
Housing: pay 5.0% less in Barranquilla
Childcare: pay 79.3% less in Barranquilla
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Barranquilla
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Barranquilla

The cost of transportation and entertainment and sports in Barranquilla are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Barranquilla.

Barranquilla vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barranquilla instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 1.5% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Barranquilla
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 COP18,824.89	$5.18 COP19,034.08	+1.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 COP28,237.33	$8.77 COP32,262.76	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 COP4,011.27	$0.94 COP3,461.82	-13.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 COP2,526.36	$0.63 COP2,326.39	-7.9%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 3.7% less for groceries

	Bogota	Barranquilla
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 COP5,518.17	$1.39 COP5,093.60	-7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.64 COP9,699.65	$2.45 COP9,023.40	-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 COP18,114.61	$3.94 COP14,486.75	-20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 COP8,041.65	$2.06 COP7,559.96	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.56 COP9,429.18	$2.48 COP9,119.55	-3.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 COP5,025.88	$1.36 COP5,018.35	-0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,773.01	$0.64 COP2,350.37	+32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 COP2,545.64	$0.75 COP2,753.25	+8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 COP2,249.90	$0.39 COP1,446.15	-35.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 COP2,190.12	$0.45 COP1,649.79	-24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,126.69	$0.71 COP2,621.58	+23.3%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Bogota	Barranquilla
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.02 COP14,799.98	$3.94 COP14,503.53	-2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.77 COP161K	$34.94 COP128K	-20.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,277.24 COP64M	$16,175.22 COP59M	-6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.87 COP58,357.15	$26.92 COP98,977.21	+69.6%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 5.0% less for housing

	Bogota	Barranquilla
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 COP103K	$22.99 COP84,543.03	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.73 COP2M	$258.80 COP952K	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.03 COP1M	$235.51 COP866K	-32.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.10 COP239K	$114.30 COP420K	+75.6%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 79.3% less for childcare

	Bogota	Barranquilla
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$323.97 COP1M	$64.70 COP238K	-80.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,101.91 COP33M	$1,941.03 COP7M	-78.7%
Average			-79.3%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Barranquilla
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 COP4,706.22	$1.55 COP5,710.22	+21.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 COP7,003.97	$2.07 COP7,613.63	+8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 COP10,989.03	$2.98 COP10,944.60	-0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.93 COP99,026.75	$22.65 COP83,274.09	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 COP18,824.89	$4.53 COP16,654.82	-11.5%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Bogota	Barranquilla
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.64 COP234K	$65.99 COP243K	+3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.73 COP164K	$56.94 COP209K	+27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.65 COP381K	$85.41 COP314K	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.70 COP334K	$77.64 COP286K	-14.4%
Average			-0.3%

Bogota vs. Barranquilla - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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