Barranquilla vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$354	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$3209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	92
😀 Quality of life	35	95
🏙️ Population	1.33M	631K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 56% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6549th and 2469th ($773 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 16th in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 7459th and 27th 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	$6.35	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$21276

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744