Barranquilla vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$6506
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
80
😀 Quality of life
51
90
🏙️ Population
1.27M
737K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6445th and 145th ($780 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Seattle

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Barranquilla Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$29730

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$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
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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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
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$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
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$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
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$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210