Barranquilla vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$4662
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
51
92
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.3M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 65% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6445th and 1234th ($780 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1107th 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 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$23011

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$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
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$552
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$573
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$733
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$633
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$458
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$612
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$716
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$1029
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$624
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$708
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$592
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$593
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$589
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$649
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$612
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$664
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$701
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$627
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$778
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$691
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$662
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1182
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$812
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1171

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$2141
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$2118
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$2128
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$2132
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$2148
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$2126
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$2107
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$2115
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$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
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$2055
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$2136
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$2737
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$2023
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$1801
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$1919
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$2080
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$1988
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$1694
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$1829
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$1925
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$1879
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$1778
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$2220
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$1975
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$1915
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$1445
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$2179
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$2590
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$2095
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$2066
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$2150
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$2146
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$2093
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$2191
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$2071
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$1989
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