Barranquilla vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$5001
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1144
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1987
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$3437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
77
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
1.33M
639K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 55% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6080th and 1839th ($931 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Detroit ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 5620th and 319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Detroit

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Barranquilla Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$7.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$1282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$1375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$16262

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$891
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$1186
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$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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$1927
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$1951
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$1984
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$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
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$1740
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$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
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$1683
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$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
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$1891
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$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
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$1951
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$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
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$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
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$1791
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$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
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$1600