Amsterdam vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2033
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$640
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$343
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	48
😀 Quality of life	94	51
🏙️ Population	921K	1.27M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 226% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 612th and 6445th ($2545 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Netherlands and Colombia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Barranquilla. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Barranquilla ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 37th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Barranquilla

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	Amsterdam	Barranquilla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$1.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$96.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1192
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$5384

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$851
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$661
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$655
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$877
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$519
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$536
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$552
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$733
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$633
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$458
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$1029
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$624
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$708
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$592
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$593
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$589
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$612
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$664
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$701
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$778
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$691
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$662
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1182
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$812
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1171