Austin vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1743
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$519
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$447
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	47
😀 Quality of life	90	35
🏙️ Population	962K	1.33M

The cost of living in Austin is 218% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 858th and 6549th ($2455 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in Barranquilla. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Barranquilla ranked 12th in Colombia, while ranked 142nd and 7459th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Barranquilla

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	Austin	Barranquilla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$8.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$1854

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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