Barranquilla vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$354	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	75
😀 Quality of life	35	88
🏙️ Population	1.33M	486K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 63% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6549th and 1666th ($773 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1477th 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 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 2 months in Omaha. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 7459th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Omaha

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	Barranquilla	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$24732

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979