Barranquilla vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$5364
🏠 One person rent
$385
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$2408
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$677
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$3995
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
68
😀 Quality of life
61
91
🏙️ Population
1.33M
504K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 60% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6275th and 1283rd ($909 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1085th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 5863rd and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2229
$15548

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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
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2396
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$3022
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2357
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2490
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1961
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2345
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2227
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2359
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2338
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2312
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2353
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2444
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2366
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2324
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2089
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2050
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2316
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1930
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2059
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2589
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2110
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$776
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2798
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1764
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1842
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1919
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$978
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$890
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$863
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1838
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2777
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$1004