Albuquerque vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2216
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	44
😀 Quality of life	83	62
🏙️ Population	565K	1.33M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 118% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 1945th and 6080th ($2029 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Barranquilla. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Barranquilla ranked 3rd in Colombia, while ranked 518th and 5620th 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	$17	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$1444
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$634
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$2577

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$967
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$882
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$973
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$891
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1186
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$698
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$727
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$586
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$815
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$679
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$733
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$797
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$765
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$698
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$797
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$674
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$687
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$678
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$678
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$685
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$795
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$724
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$761
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$737
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$1012
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$729
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$732
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1361
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$1041
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1373