Barranquilla vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
50
100
🏙️ Population
1.33M
5.03M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 67% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6480th and 923rd ($789 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6211th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$21306

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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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913