Barranquilla vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$391
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
62
73
🏙️ Population
1.33M
9.21M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 37% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6080th and 4074th ($931 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5620th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Mexico City

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Barranquilla Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.23
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$13182

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005