Barranquilla vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$3703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
88
😀 Quality of life
50
94
🏙️ Population
1.33M
488K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 65% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6480th and 1263rd ($789 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6211th and 40th 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
$5.32
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$23136

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6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767