Barranquilla vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$5006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	94
😀 Quality of life	61	97
🏙️ Population	1.33M	667K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 66% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6275th and 650th ($909 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Colombia and Denmark, respectively. Check Colombia vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5863rd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Copenhagen

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	Barranquilla	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$14799

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$950
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$874
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$971
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$887
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1155
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$687
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$707
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$572
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$784
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$678
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$703
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$732
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$704
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$764
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$646
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$685
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$675
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$673
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$744
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$710
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$750
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$915
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$712
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$714
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1395
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$992
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1403

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588