Barranquilla vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$338
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$638
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$374
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
79
😀 Quality of life
51
71
🏙️ Population
1.27M
3.12M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 1% less expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 6445th and 6407th ($780 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Colombia and Argentina, respectively. Check Colombia vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6193rd and 2311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
23.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$4.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$6679

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605