Barranquilla vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$354
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
24
😀 Quality of life
50
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
586K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 48% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6480th and 3616th ($789 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 27th 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 Malaga. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 6211th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$14939

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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
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429