Barranquilla vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$347	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	92
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	1.33M	548K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 67% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6481st and 749th ($843 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 7th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6147th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs The Hague

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	Barranquilla	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.33	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$12471

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696