Barranquilla vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	62	100
🏙️ Population	1.33M	5.35M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 63% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6080th and 829th ($931 vs $2543) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5620th 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	$6.23	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$22313

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$967
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$882
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$973
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$891
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1186
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$698
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$727
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$586
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$815
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$679
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$733
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$797
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$765
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$698
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$797
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$674
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$687
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$678
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$678
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$685
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$795
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$724
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$761
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$737
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$1012
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$729
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$732
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1361
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$1041
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1373

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132