Amsterdam vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2216
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	921K	1.33M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 240% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 138th and 6080th ($3165 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Barranquilla ranked 3rd in Colombia, while ranked 24th and 5620th 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	$22	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1444
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$634
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$2577

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

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