Barranquilla vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$4192
🏠 One person rent
$338
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$1882
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$3018
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
1.27M
9.67M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 46% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6445th and 3641st ($780 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Colombia and South Korea, respectively. Check Colombia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 6193rd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Seoul

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Barranquilla Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$19966

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$851
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$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
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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$1101
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1144
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$986
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1069
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1106
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1121
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1081
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1152
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$983
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1120
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1124
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1072
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1127
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$987
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1041
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1256
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1088
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1024
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$949
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1542
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$973
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$986
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$911
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1002
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$880
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$940
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1005
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1009
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$967
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$963