Barranquilla vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$354
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
50
97
🏙️ Population
1.33M
8.8M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6480th and 5th ($789 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6211th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs New York City

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Barranquilla New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$20585

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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 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108