Arlington vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$1892
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$406
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	48
😀 Quality of life	74	50
🏙️ Population	394K	1.33M

The cost of living in Arlington is 137% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 2251st and 6480th ($1869 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 9th 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Barranquilla. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Barranquilla ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 1283rd and 6211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Barranquilla

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	Arlington	Barranquilla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$1051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$3168

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

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