Barranquilla vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1165
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1995
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$4156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
77
😀 Quality of life
50
88
🏙️ Population
1.33M
639K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 61% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6480th and 1856th ($789 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 6211th and 216th 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
$5.32
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$16775

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$831
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$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
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$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

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$1793
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$1976
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$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
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$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
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$1877
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$1848
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$1833
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$1975
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$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
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$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
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$1905
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$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614