Barranquilla vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$385
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$711
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
61
73
🏙️ Population
1.33M
21.9M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 13% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6275th and 5341st ($909 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5863rd and 2718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Beijing

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Barranquilla Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2229
$25165

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$950
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$874
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$971
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$887
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1155
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$687
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$707
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$572
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$784
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$678
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$703
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$763
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$732
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$714
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$704
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$701
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$764
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$703
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$683
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$646
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$685
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$675
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$673
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$687
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$754
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$744
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$710
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$750
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$723
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$733
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$915
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$712
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$714
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1395
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$992
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1403

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748