Barranquilla vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barranquilla	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2033	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1189
🏘️ Family rent	$640	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$3056
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	48	95
😀 Quality of life	51	93
🏙️ Population	1.27M	1.14M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 61% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6445th and 1780th ($780 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 54th 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 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Birmingham ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6193rd and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Birmingham

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	Barranquilla	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$2219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.85%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$955	$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1192	$3766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5384	$18689

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$851
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$661
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$655
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$877
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$519
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$536
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$552
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$733
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$633
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$458
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$1029
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$624
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$708
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$592
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$593
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$589
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$612
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$664
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$701
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$778
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$691
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$662
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1182
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$812
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1171

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673