Barranquilla vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$354	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$4154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	47	67
😀 Quality of life	35	73
🏙️ Population	1.33M	504K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 68% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6549th and 933rd ($773 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 854th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 7459th and 1561st 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	$6.35	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$12523

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913