Barranquilla vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$3968
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1002
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1960
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
1.33M
599K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 45% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6080th and 3191st ($931 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 19th 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 1.1 months in Malaga. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 5620th and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Malaga

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Barranquilla Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$10558

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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
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499