Barranquilla vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$5500
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1332
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$2531
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$4005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
48
72
😀 Quality of life
50
88
🏙️ Population
1.33M
906K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 65% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 6480th and 1248th ($789 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1100th 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 Columbus. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 6211th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$15346

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829