Albuquerque vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$1892
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$406
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	48
😀 Quality of life	83	50
🏙️ Population	565K	1.33M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 167% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 1562nd and 6480th ($2111 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 9th in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Barranquilla. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Barranquilla ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 396th and 6211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Barranquilla

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	Albuquerque	Barranquilla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$3168

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$840
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$979
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$863
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$558
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$620
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$451
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$590
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$696
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$634
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$552
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$598
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$584
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$674
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$789
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$688
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$670
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1249
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$871
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1231