Barranquilla vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
88
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
1.33M
488K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 59% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6080th and 1307th ($931 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 38th in Colombia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5620th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Edinburgh

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Barranquilla Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$25458

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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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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820