Barranquilla vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$6558
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
81
😀 Quality of life
51
97
🏙️ Population
1.27M
443K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6445th and 31st ($780 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Colombia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Colombia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6193rd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Zurich

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Barranquilla Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$29266

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$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846