Barranquilla vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	94
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	1.33M	664K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 65% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6080th and 649th ($931 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5620th and 20th 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	$6.23	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$13092

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$967
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$882
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$973
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$891
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1186
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$698
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$727
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$586
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$815
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$679
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$733
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$797
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$765
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$716
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$698
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$797
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$674
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$687
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$678
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$678
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$685
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$795
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$724
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$761
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$737
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$1012
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$729
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$732
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1361
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$1041
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1373

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799