Barranquilla vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
48
64
😀 Quality of life
50
86
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.33M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 66% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6480th and 1098th ($789 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6211th and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Dubai

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Barranquilla Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$12682

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$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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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507