Barranquilla vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$354	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	40
😀 Quality of life	35	63
🏙️ Population	1.33M	573K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 10% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6549th and 6866th ($773 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia and Morocco, respectively. Check Colombia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 7459th and 4758th 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	$6.35	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430