Barranquilla vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$338
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$3141
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
48
92
😀 Quality of life
51
96
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.07M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 55% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6445th and 2484th ($780 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 31st in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 6193rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Cologne

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Barranquilla Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$16182

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$519
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$552
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$733
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$633
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$458
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$612
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$1029
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$624
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$708
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$592
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$593
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$589
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$649
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$612
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$664
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$701
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$627
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$778
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$691
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$662
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1182
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$812
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1171

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776