Barranquilla vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$354
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$6770
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
81
😀 Quality of life
50
98
🏙️ Population
1.33M
447K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6480th and 41st ($789 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Colombia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Colombia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 2 months in Zurich. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6211th 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
$5.32
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$9.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$20539

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843