Barranquilla vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$6031
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1631
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$2780
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$632
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$4594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
68
😀 Quality of life
50
88
🏙️ Population
1.33M
875K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 70% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 6480th and 574th ($789 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 508th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Charlotte ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 6211th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Charlotte

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Barranquilla Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$3455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$2308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$4378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$2768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$6.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$8.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$25869

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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
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088