Barranquilla vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barranquilla	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2033	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$338	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$640	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$4098
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	51	98
🏙️ Population	1.27M	8.91M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 77% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6445th and 38th ($780 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Colombia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.2 months in London. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6193rd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs London

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	Barranquilla	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.85%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$955	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1192	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5384	$25471

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908