Barranquilla vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	94
😀 Quality of life	62	97
🏙️ Population	1.33M	667K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 64% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6080th and 805th ($931 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st 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 5620th and 5th 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	$6.23	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$12710

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557