Barranquilla vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$4857
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1158
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$2113
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$4187
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
77
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
1.27M
639K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 61% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6445th and 1843rd ($780 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1594th 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 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 172nd 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
$4.47
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$16868

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$877
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$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
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$552
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$573
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$733
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$633
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$458
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$612
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$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$1029
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$624
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$708
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
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$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$592
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$593
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$589
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$649
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$612
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$664
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$701
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$627
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$778
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$691
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$662
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1182
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$812
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1171

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$1790
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$1935
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$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
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$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
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$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
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$1813
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$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
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$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
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$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
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$1856
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$1704
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$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
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$1614