Barranquilla vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
66
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.94M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 62% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6080th and 947th ($931 vs $2470) 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 5620th and 184th 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
$6.23
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$17401

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6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$967
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$882
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$973
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$891
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1186
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$698
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$727
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$586
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$815
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$679
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$733
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$797
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$765
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$698
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$797
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$682
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$674
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$687
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$678
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$678
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$685
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$816
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$795
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$724
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$761
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$737
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$710
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$1012
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$729
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$732
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1361
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$1041
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1373

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$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469