Barranquilla vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$338
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$944
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
48
22
😀 Quality of life
51
57
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.96M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 34% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6445th and 4480th ($780 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 6193rd and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Tijuana

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Barranquilla Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$4103

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$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
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684