Barranquilla vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$2579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$6206
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1561
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$4648
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
48
89
😀 Quality of life
51
88
🏙️ Population
1.27M
653K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 70% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6445th and 564th ($780 vs $2579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 507th 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 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Portland ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Portland

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Barranquilla Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$3075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$4914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$3836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$20
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$19330

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$851
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$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
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$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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$2409
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$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
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$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
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$1881
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$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463