Barranquilla vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$385	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	40
😀 Quality of life	61	62
🏙️ Population	1.33M	573K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 18% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6275th and 6865th ($909 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Colombia and Morocco, respectively. Check Colombia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 5863rd and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Rabat

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	Barranquilla	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$7353

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Cities near Barranquilla

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

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727