Barranquilla vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$385
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
1.33M
9.21M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 36% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6275th and 4274th ($909 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5863rd and 3354th 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
$6.08
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2229
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023