Austin vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2007
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$578
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	44
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	962K	1.33M

The cost of living in Austin is 187% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 1002nd and 6481st ($2416 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 12th 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 Austin compared to 0.6 months in Barranquilla. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Barranquilla ranked 5th in Colombia, while ranked 151st and 6147th 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	$19.1	$5.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$64.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$1929

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377