Barranquilla vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$354
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$420
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
48
45
😀 Quality of life
50
51
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.47M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 8% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 6480th and 6748th ($789 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 13th 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 6211th vs 6170th 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
$5.32
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$969
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$6178

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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

Cities near Cali

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$652
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$718
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$477
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$462
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$520
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$541
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$619
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$562
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$641
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$501
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$483
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$653
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$398
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$488
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$641
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$748
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$868
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$544
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$504
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$871
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$873
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$475
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$681
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$789
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$528
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$526
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$618
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$851
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$523
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$687
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$634
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$584
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$642
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$574
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$651
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$620