Barranquilla vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$3776
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
51
98
🏙️ Population
1.27M
4.53M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 67% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6445th and 933rd ($780 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6193rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$7
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$18868

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$851
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481