Barranquilla vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$3975
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
48
72
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
1.27M
906K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 65% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 6445th and 1282nd ($780 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1143rd 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 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$10456

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$851
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$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
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$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861