Barranquilla vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$385
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$4328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
61
100
🏙️ Population
1.33M
5.35M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 64% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6275th and 893rd ($909 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.7 months in Melbourne. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5863rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Melbourne

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Barranquilla Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2229
$26129

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6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$950
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$874
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$971
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$887
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1155
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$687
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$707
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$572
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$784
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$678
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$703
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$763
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$732
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$714
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$704
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$701
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$764
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$703
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$683
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$646
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$685
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$675
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$673
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$687
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$754
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$744
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$710
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$750
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$723
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$733
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$915
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$712
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$714
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1395
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$992
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1403

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172