Barranquilla vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$347	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$3894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	94
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	1.33M	664K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 68% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6481st and 689th ($843 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Colombia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6147th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Rotterdam

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	Barranquilla	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.33	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$13809

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671