Barranquilla vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1743
$4936
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$2122
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.5
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$3270
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
77
😀 Quality of life
35
86
🏙️ Population
1.33M
639K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 63% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6549th and 1678th ($773 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1488th 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 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.6 months in Detroit. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 7459th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.94
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$673
$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1854
$16893

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$667
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$562
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$601
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$618
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$1031
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$598
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$599
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$592
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$657
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$648
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$667
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$703
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$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
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$839
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$681
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$897
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$2017
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$1936
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$2022
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$2032
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$2040
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$1940
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$2065
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$2077
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$2081
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$2390
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$2019
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$1959
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