Barranquilla vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barranquilla	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$2425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2033	$5586
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$640	$2692
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$679
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$4753
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	48	67
😀 Quality of life	51	74
🏙️ Population	1.27M	504K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 68% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6445th and 807th ($780 vs $2425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 730th 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 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 2 months in Mesa. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Mesa ranked 293rd in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 1211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Mesa

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	Barranquilla	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$2507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$2344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.85%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$955	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1192	$2950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$8.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5384	$10431

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$851
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$661
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$655
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$877
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$519
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$536
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$552
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$733
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$633
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$458
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$1029
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$624
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$708
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$592
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$593
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$589
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$612
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$664
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$701
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$778
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$691
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$662
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1182
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$812
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1171

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2392
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2381
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2427
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2390
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$2339
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2405
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2414
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2485
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2428
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2347
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2379
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2105
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2275
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$2042
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2043
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$874
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2692
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$2008
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1941
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$865
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1886
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2687
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1054