Barranquilla vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$354	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	47	92
😀 Quality of life	35	94
🏙️ Population	1.33M	548K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 65% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6549th and 1356th ($773 vs $2199) 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 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7459th and 42nd 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	$6.35	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$10346

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530