Barranquilla vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$354
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$417
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
48
67
😀 Quality of life
50
53
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.53M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 10% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6480th and 6207th ($789 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Ranked 4th vs 2nd best cities to live in Colombia, and 6211th vs 6039th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Medellin

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Barranquilla Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$6129

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Cities near Barranquilla

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

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617