Barranquilla vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$385
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$4305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
467K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 67% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6275th and 524th ($909 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 453rd 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 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 5863rd and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Long Beach

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Barranquilla Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2229
$22757

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6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$950
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$874
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$971
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$887
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1155
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$687
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$707
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$572
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$784
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$678
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$703
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$763
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$732
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$714
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$704
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$701
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$764
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$703
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$683
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$646
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$685
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$675
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$673
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$687
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$754
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$744
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$710
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$750
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$723
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$733
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$915
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$712
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$714
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1395
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$992
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1403

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059