Barranquilla vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2969
🏠 One person rent
$354
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
48
46
😀 Quality of life
50
41
🏙️ Population
1.33M
15.1M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 30% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6480th and 4791st ($789 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Colombia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Colombia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6211th and 6804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
16.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$2307

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Distance City Cost of living
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
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492