Barranquilla vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$354
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$666
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
88
😀 Quality of life
50
59
🏙️ Population
1.33M
7.74M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 9% less expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 6480th and 6226th ($789 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Colombia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Colombia, and 6211th vs 5388th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Bogota

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Barranquilla Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$79.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
13.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$1631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$5.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$2.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$7593

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620