Albuquerque vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$490
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	44
😀 Quality of life	83	61
🏙️ Population	565K	1.33M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 123% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 1965th and 6275th ($2026 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 11th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Barranquilla. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Barranquilla ranked 3rd in Colombia, while ranked 561st and 5863rd 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	$19	$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	10.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$74.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$2229

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$950
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$874
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$971
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$887
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1155
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$687
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$707
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$572
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$784
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$678
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$703
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$732
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$704
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$764
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$646
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$685
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$675
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$673
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$744
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$710
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$750
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$915
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$712
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$714
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1395
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$992
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1403