Barranquilla vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$354	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	94
😀 Quality of life	35	93
🏙️ Population	1.33M	664K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 67% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6549th and 1038th ($773 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd 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 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7459th and 68th 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	$6.35	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514