Barranquilla vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$2204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$5203
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1254
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$3956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.14M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 58% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6080th and 1471st ($931 vs $2204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 57th 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 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Birmingham. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5620th and 25th 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
$6.23
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$7.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$940
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$207
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$5467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$4236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$1631
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$24178

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$967
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$882
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$973
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$891
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1186
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$698
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$727
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$586
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$815
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$679
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$733
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$797
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$765
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$698
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$797
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$682
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$674
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$687
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$678
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$678
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$685
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$816
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$795
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$724
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$761
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$737
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$710
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$1012
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$729
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$732
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1361
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$1041
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1373

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
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$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886