Barranquilla vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$385
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
66
😀 Quality of life
61
90
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.94M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 62% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6275th and 1039th ($909 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.7 months in Dubai. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5863rd and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2229
$16876

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$950
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$874
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$971
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$887
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1155
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$687
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$707
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$572
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$784
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$678
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$703
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$763
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$732
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$714
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$704
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$701
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$764
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$703
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$683
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$646
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$685
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$675
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$673
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$687
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$754
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$744
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$710
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$750
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$723
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$733
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$915
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$712
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$714
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1395
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$992
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1403

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$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492