Amsterdam vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1743
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$519
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$447
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	95	35
🏙️ Population	921K	1.33M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 261% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 331st and 6549th ($2791 vs $773) 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 0.6 months in Barranquilla. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Barranquilla ranked 12th in Colombia, while ranked 29th and 7459th 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	$21	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$8.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$1854

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310