Barranquilla vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$338
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
48
46
😀 Quality of life
51
38
🏙️ Population
1.27M
15.1M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 74% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6445th and 8781st ($780 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Colombia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Colombia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6193rd and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$718

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6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$519
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$552
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$733
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$633
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$458
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$612
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$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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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443