Barranquilla vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barranquilla	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1892	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$354	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$99	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$3612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	48	33
😀 Quality of life	50	80
🏙️ Population	1.33M	543K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 60% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6480th and 2005th ($789 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1656th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 6211th and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Tucson

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	Barranquilla	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.32	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$758	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1051	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3168	$15724

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$840
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$979
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$863
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$558
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$620
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$451
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$590
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$696
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$634
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$552
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$598
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$584
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$674
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$789
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$688
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$670
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1249
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$871
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1231

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618