Barranquilla vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
48
98
😀 Quality of life
50
90
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.33M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 58% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6480th and 2194th ($789 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 1.3 months in Madrid. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6211th and 149th 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
$5.32
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$10462

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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
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581