Barranquilla vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1743
$4641
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1137
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$1834
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.5
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$3011
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
35
94
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.14M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 60% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6549th and 1973rd ($773 vs $1951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 86th in Colombia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7459th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.94
$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$1083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$1380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$4882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$673
$3808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$78.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1854
$18058

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$524
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$661
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$669
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$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$645
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$665
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$650
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$713
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$700
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$653
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$664
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$654
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$667
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$562
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$601
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$618
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$1031
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$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
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$906
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1304
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$897
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$1819
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$1824
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$1766
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$1740
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$1717
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$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
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$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
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$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
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$1744
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$1903
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$1452
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$1679
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$2009
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$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
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$1569
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$1750
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$1633
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$1450
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$1600
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$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
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$1693
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$1552
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$1591
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$1465
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$1739
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$1790
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$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
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$1820
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$1748