Arlington vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2216
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	44
😀 Quality of life	78	62
🏙️ Population	394K	1.33M

The cost of living in Arlington is 105% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 2324th and 6080th ($1913 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 11th 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 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Barranquilla. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Barranquilla ranked 3rd in Colombia, while ranked 895th and 5620th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Barranquilla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1444
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$634
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$2577

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

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