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Barranquilla vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Barranquilla is 56.9% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Barranquilla
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Barranquilla
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Barranquilla
Housing: pay 58.4% more in Barranquilla
Childcare: pay 77.8% less in Barranquilla
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% more in Barranquilla
Clothing: pay 53.0% more in Barranquilla

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Barranquilla are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Barranquilla.

Barranquilla vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Barranquilla
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$5.18 COP19,664.76	+173.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$8.77 COP33,331.76	+103.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.94 COP3,576.53	+98.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.63 COP2,403.47	+157.3%
Average			+133.2%

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Barranquilla
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.39 COP5,262.37	+53.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$2.45 COP9,322.38	-50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$3.94 COP14,966.75	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.06 COP7,810.45	+36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.48 COP9,421.72	+56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.36 COP5,184.63	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.64 COP2,428.25	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.75 COP2,844.47	+13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.39 COP1,494.07	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.45 COP1,704.45	+1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.71 COP2,708.45	+54.6%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Barranquilla
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$3.94 COP14,984.10	+23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$34.94 COP132,737.10	+361.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$16,175.22 COP61,452,361.81	-57.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$26.92 COP102,256.73	+380.1%
Average			+176.8%

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pay 58.4% more for housing

	Hanoi	Barranquilla
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$22.99 COP87,344.29	+165.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$258.80 COP983,237.79	-25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$235.51 COP894,746.39	-8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$114.30 COP434,245.00	+103.2%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 77.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Barranquilla
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$64.70 COP245,809.45	-72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$1,941.03 COP7,374,283.42	-83.5%
Average			-77.8%

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pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Barranquilla
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$1.55 COP5,899.43	+64.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.07 COP7,865.90	+15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$2.98 COP11,307.23	+124.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$22.65 COP86,033.31	-18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$4.53 COP17,206.66	+19.6%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 53.0% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Barranquilla
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$65.99 COP250,725.64	+57.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$56.94 COP216,312.31	+148.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$85.41 COP324,468.47	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$77.64 COP294,971.34	+7.2%
Average			+53.0%

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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: December 2025

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