Barranquilla vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$385
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$3654
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
92
😀 Quality of life
61
96
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.09M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 54% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6275th and 2067th ($909 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 12th in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 5863rd and 15th 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
$6.08
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2229
$22470

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$950
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$874
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$971
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$887
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1155
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$687
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$707
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$572
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$784
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$678
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$703
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$763
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$732
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$714
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$704
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$701
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$764
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$703
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$683
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$646
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$685
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$675
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$673
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$687
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$754
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$744
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$710
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$750
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$723
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$733
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$915
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$712
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$714
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1395
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$992
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1403

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944