Barranquilla vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$338
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$412
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
48
67
😀 Quality of life
51
54
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.53M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 10% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6445th and 6140th ($780 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Colombia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Ranked 4th vs 2nd best cities to live in Colombia, and 6193rd vs 5994th 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
$4.47
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$519
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$552
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$733
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$633
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$458
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$612
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$1029
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$624
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$708
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$592
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$593
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$589
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$649
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$612
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$664
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$701
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$627
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$778
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$691
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$662
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1182
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$812
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1171

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617