Barranquilla vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$3275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
48
92
😀 Quality of life
50
97
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.08M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 57% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6480th and 2308th ($789 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 19th 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 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6211th and 16th 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
$5.32
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.71
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$16860

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Cities near Barranquilla

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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861