Barranquilla vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1743
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$354
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.5
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$3148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
47
92
😀 Quality of life
35
96
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.09M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 56% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6549th and 2551st ($773 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 24th in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7459th 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
$6.35
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.94
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$4.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$673
$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1854
$15595

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$741
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$742
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$837
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$759
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$760
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$565
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$604
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$524
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$661
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$645
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$665
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$650
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$713
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$700
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$653
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$664
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$654
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$667
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$562
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$618
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$599
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$657
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$648
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$667
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$703
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$839
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$681
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$668
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$906
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1304
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$897
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1310

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772