Barranquilla vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$6807
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$3056
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$4901
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
50
96
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.75M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 70% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6480th and 483rd ($789 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 425th 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 Chicago. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 6211th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$7.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$19423

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$582
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$506
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$582
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$638
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$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
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$706
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$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
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$617
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$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
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$2427
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$2463
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$2375
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$2376
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$2177
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$2307
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$2344
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$2326
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$2313
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$2360
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$1950
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$2293
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$2296
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$2295
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$2224
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$1975
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$2276
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$2392
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