Barranquilla vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$3835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
48
94
😀 Quality of life
50
94
🏙️ Population
1.33M
664K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 64% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6480th and 1336th ($789 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6211th and 51st 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
$5.32
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$10888

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592