Barranquilla vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$2293
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$5392
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1358
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$2389
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$688
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$4087
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
68
😀 Quality of life
62
88
🏙️ Population
1.33M
504K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 59% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6080th and 1311th ($931 vs $2293) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1104th 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 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Mesa. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Mesa ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 5620th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$78.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$2959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$3476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$9.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$1190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$15526

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2367
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$2988
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2423
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2482
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1974
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2366
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2243
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2343
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2296
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2346
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2454
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2374
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2318
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2089
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2060
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2321
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1933
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2070
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2573
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2153
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$771
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2818
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1767
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1865
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1924
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$876
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$863
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1835
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2817
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$994