Barranquilla vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Barranquilla Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$595
$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1531
$1353
🏠 One person rent
$268
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$500
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.7
$85.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$300
$349
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
53
45
😀 Quality of life
54
54
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.47M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 10% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 7583rd and 8159th ($595 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Colombia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Cali. Ranked 4th vs 3rd best cities to live in Colombia, and 5994th vs 5946th 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
$3.27
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$11.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.09
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.69%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$535
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$877
$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.74
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.9
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$48.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$231
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5037
$4075

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$432
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$420
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$572
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$419
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$771
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$422
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$418
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$416
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$425
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$420
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$701
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$463
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$342
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$420
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$735
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$917
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$702
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$425
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$701
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$701
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$473
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$701
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$699
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$408
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$702
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$701
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$588
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$439
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$431
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$636
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$725
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$701
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$632
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$385
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$700
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$700
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$662
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$944
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$479
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$920

Cities near Cali

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$453
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$420
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$372
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$330
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$357
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$396
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$382
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$421
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$415
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$380
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$344
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$519
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$349
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$407
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$436
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$380
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$458
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$676
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$428
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$420
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$479
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$662
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$388
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$428
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$385
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$559
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$382
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$669
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$816
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$443
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$325
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$408
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$425
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$641
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$425
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$431
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$439
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$685
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$620
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$463