Baltimore vs Barranquilla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Barranquilla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1743
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$519
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	47
😀 Quality of life	90	35
🏙️ Population	586K	1.33M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 196% more expensive than in Barranquilla. Cities ranked 1182nd and 6549th ($2287 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Barranquilla. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Barranquilla ranked 12th in Colombia, while ranked 131st and 7459th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Barranquilla

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	Baltimore	Barranquilla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$1854

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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