Barranquilla vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$5566
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1501
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$2684
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$4509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
48
67
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
1.33M
504K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 67% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6480th and 891st ($789 vs $2416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 790th 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 1.9 months in Mesa. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Mesa ranked 362nd in the United States, while ranked 6211th and 1361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$2329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$2902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$2944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$9.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$23.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$10345

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

Cities near Mesa

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2372
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2430
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2588
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2414
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2369
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2342
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1989
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2201
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2291
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2518
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2446
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2287
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2339
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2324
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2313
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2422
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2052
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2040
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2484
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1954
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2026
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2268
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$1986
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$786
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2638
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1792
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1886
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1928
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$758
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$778
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1842
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2643
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$955