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Barranquilla vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Barranquilla is 6.5% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% less in Barranquilla
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Barranquilla
Transportation: pay 87.0% more in Barranquilla
Housing: pay 12.8% more in Barranquilla
Childcare: pay 88.2% less in Barranquilla
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% less in Barranquilla
Clothing: pay 18.7% less in Barranquilla

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

Barranquilla vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.5% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Barranquilla
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB945.90	$5.18 COP19,435.70	-56.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB472.95	$8.77 COP32,943.51	+47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB109.58	$0.94 COP3,534.87	-31.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.48	$0.63 COP2,375.47	+3.4%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Barranquilla
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.07	$1.39 COP5,201.07	+63.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB496.98	$2.45 COP9,213.79	-60.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB366.21	$3.94 COP14,792.42	-14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB133.36	$2.06 COP7,719.47	+22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB195.23	$2.48 COP9,311.98	+0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.14	$1.36 COP5,124.24	+68.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB68.97	$0.64 COP2,399.96	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.48	$0.75 COP2,811.34	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB129.97	$0.39 COP1,476.66	-76.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.83	$0.45 COP1,684.60	+5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.84	$0.71 COP2,676.90	+110.6%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 87.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Barranquilla
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB224.98	$3.94 COP14,809.56	+39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,903.92	$34.94 COP131K	-4.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$16,175.22 COP61M	-56.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB454.03	$26.92 COP101K	+369.9%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 12.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Barranquilla
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB619.53	$22.99 COP86,326.90	+194.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,319.75	$258.80 COP972K	-79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,216.70	$235.51 COP884K	-66.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,766.12	$114.30 COP429K	+3.3%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 88.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Barranquilla
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,024.63	$64.70 COP243K	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$1,941.03 COP7M	-86.4%
Average			-88.2%

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pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Barranquilla
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB331.07	$1.55 COP5,830.71	-62.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB250.20	$2.07 COP7,774.28	-34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB236.48	$2.98 COP11,175.53	-0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,533.44	$22.65 COP85,031.18	-49.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB520.25	$4.53 COP17,006.24	-31.0%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 18.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Barranquilla
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,028.40	$65.99 COP248K	-13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,783.61	$56.94 COP214K	+19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,745.03	$85.41 COP321K	-30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,428.11	$77.64 COP292K	-50.5%
Average			-18.7%

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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: March 2026

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