Barranquilla vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$4672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
50
92
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.3M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 65% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6480th and 1258th ($789 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1108th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6211th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$22908

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$840
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$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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$2101
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$2080
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$2143
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$2089
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$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
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$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
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$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
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$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
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$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
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$1960
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$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
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$2473
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$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
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$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
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$2232
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$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
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$2223
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$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156