Barranquilla vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$354
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
79
😀 Quality of life
50
72
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.12M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 13% less expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 6480th and 6099th ($789 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia and Argentina, respectively. Check Colombia vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.5 months in Buenos Aires. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 6211th and 1789th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
35.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$2462
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$8.04
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$4.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$4474

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742