Barranquilla vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$3790
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
73
😀 Quality of life
62
88
🏙️ Population
1.33M
906K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 56% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 6080th and 1634th ($931 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1324th 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 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Columbus ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 5620th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Columbus

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Barranquilla Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$20945

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6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$967
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$882
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$973
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$891
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1186
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$698
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$727
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$586
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$815
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$679
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$733
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$797
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$765
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$698
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$797
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$682
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$674
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$687
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$678
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$678
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$685
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$816
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$795
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$724
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$761
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$737
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$710
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$1012
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$729
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$732
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1361
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$1041
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1373

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936