Barranquilla vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1743
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$354
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.5
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
47
45
😀 Quality of life
35
50
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.47M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 3% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 6549th and 6679th ($773 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 12th in Colombia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Ranked 12th vs 4th best cities to live in Colombia, and 7459th vs 6204th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Cali

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Barranquilla Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.94
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
13.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$673
$798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1854
$6351

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$741
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$742
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$837
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$759
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$760
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$565
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$604
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$524
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$661
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$645
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$665
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$650
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$713
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$700
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$653
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$664
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$654
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$667
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$562
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$618
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$599
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$657
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$648
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$667
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$703
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$839
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$681
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$668
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$906
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1304
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$897
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1310

Cities near Cali

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$666
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$742
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$513
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$477
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$557
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$598
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$649
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$605
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$680
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$493
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$653
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$410
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$705
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$514
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$674
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$794
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$887
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$571
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$531
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$897
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$906
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$497
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$709
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$839
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$519
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$563
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$610
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$884
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$882
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$534
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$722
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$532
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$664
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$648
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$657
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$573
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$651
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$645