Barranquilla vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$354	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	46
😀 Quality of life	35	80
🏙️ Population	1.33M	398K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 57% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6549th and 2367th ($773 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1932nd 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 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 2 months in Wichita. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 7459th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Wichita

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	Barranquilla	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$15994

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312