Barranquilla vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2007
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$347
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$578
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
57
91
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.94M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 66% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6481st and 848th ($843 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6147th and 158th 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
$5.33
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.2
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.8
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.89
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.5
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1929
$15029

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$883
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$929
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$847
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1105
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$654
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$667
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$547
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$735
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$669
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$663
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$714
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$704
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$714
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$701
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$682
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$721
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$684
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$674
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$620
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$677
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$673
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$671
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$684
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$693
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$686
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$695
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$722
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$695
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$728
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$881
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$677
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$692
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1030
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1371
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$950
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1377

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483