Barranquilla vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$354
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
90
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
1.33M
9.21M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 34% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6480th and 4630th ($789 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6211th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barranquilla Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709