Amsterdam vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1892
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$406
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	48
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	921K	1.33M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 262% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 252nd and 6480th ($2859 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.5 months in Barranquilla. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Barranquilla ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 25th and 6211th 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	$20	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$3168

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

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