Barranquilla vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$4345
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
82
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
1.27M
468K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 72% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6445th and 304th ($780 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 266th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Raleigh

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Barranquilla Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$6.28
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$22084

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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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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857