Barranquilla vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$3467
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$7682
🏠 One person rent
$354
$2394
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$3923
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$5787
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
50
92
🏙️ Population
1.33M
676K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 77% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 6480th and 32nd ($789 vs $3467) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 28th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Boston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6211th and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$8.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$2739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$2042
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$4881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$3321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$11569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$6730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$90.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$2437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$25118

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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
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803