Barranquilla vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$354	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$3516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	67
😀 Quality of life	35	87
🏙️ Population	1.33M	633K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 59% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6549th and 2179th ($773 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1817th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 7459th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Memphis

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	Barranquilla	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$27369

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738