Barranquilla vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$2569
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
98
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.51M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 56% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6080th and 1723rd ($931 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Colombia and Spain, respectively. Check Colombia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5620th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Madrid

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Barranquilla Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$4.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$16324

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$967
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$882
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$973
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$891
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1186
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$698
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$727
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$586
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$815
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$679
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$733
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$797
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$765
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$698
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$797
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$682
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$674
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$687
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$678
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$678
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$685
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$816
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$795
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$724
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$761
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$737
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$710
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$1012
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$729
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$732
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1361
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$1041
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1373

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812