Barranquilla vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$3048
🏠 One person rent
$354
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
73
😀 Quality of life
50
89
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.45M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 30% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 6480th and 4837th ($789 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 13th in Colombia and South Korea, respectively. Check Colombia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 6211th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Busan

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Barranquilla Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.56
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$74.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$8000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$7248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$7.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$14632

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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
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000