Barranquilla vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	92
😀 Quality of life	61	96
🏙️ Population	1.33M	548K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 66% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6275th and 570th ($909 vs $2701) 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 1.7 months in The Hague. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 5863rd and 7th 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	$6.08	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$13755

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$950
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$874
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$971
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$887
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1155
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$687
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$707
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$572
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$784
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$678
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$703
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$732
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$704
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$764
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$646
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$685
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$675
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$673
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$744
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$710
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$750
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$915
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$712
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$714
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1395
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$992
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1403

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734