Barranquilla vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1944
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$4713
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$4092
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	92
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	1.33M	631K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 53% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6275th and 2220th ($909 vs $1944) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 20th in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 2.1 months in Dusseldorf. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 5863rd and 28th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Dusseldorf

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	Barranquilla	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$5.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$828
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2031
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$8456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$5329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$21698

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$950
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$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

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990