Barranquilla vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$5237
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$4454
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
48
75
😀 Quality of life
51
85
🏙️ Population
1.27M
459K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 63% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6445th and 1538th ($780 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1363rd 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 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 6193rd and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Virginia Beach

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Barranquilla Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$18553

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$661
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$877
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$519
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$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
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$552
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2788
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2282
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2462
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2005
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$1997
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2284
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2108
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2237
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2229
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2139
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
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$2169
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2020
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2063
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2428
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1929
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2159
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2053
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2522
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2592
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$2014
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2215
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2849
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1787
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2362
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3079
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2271
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2844
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2426
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2730
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$2359
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$2369
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2422
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$3110
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$2150
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$2685