Barranquilla vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$391
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$59
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
48
😀 Quality of life
62
43
🏙️ Population
1.33M
15.1M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 2% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6080th and 5960th ($931 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Colombia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Colombia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5620th and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Lagos

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Barranquilla Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$2984

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Distance City Cost of living
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
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666