Barranquilla vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Barranquilla Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$5993
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$3159
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$5087
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
94
😀 Quality of life
51
77
🏙️ Population
1.27M
467K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 71% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6445th and 440th ($780 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 394th 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 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 720th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Barranquilla vs Long Beach infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Barranquilla vs Long Beach

Prices for goods and services in Barranquilla and Long Beach are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Barranquilla Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$6.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$18490

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2780
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2895
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2872
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2637
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2935
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2676
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2375
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2800
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2729
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3760
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3148
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2442
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3124
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2661
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2788
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$2886
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2777
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2717
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2886
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2665
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2867
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2652