Barranquilla vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$338
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
90
😀 Quality of life
51
66
🏙️ Population
1.27M
9.21M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 39% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6445th and 4206th ($780 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6193rd and 4184th 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
$4.47
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$10204

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881