Barranquilla vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$391
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
62
73
🏙️ Population
1.33M
21.9M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 16% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6080th and 4987th ($931 vs $1108) 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 14th in China, while ranked 5620th and 2361st 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
$6.23
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$25910

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$967
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$882
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$973
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$891
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1186
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$698
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$727
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$586
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$815
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$679
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$733
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$797
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$765
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$698
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$797
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$682
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$674
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$687
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$678
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$678
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$685
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$816
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$795
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$724
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$761
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$737
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$710
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$1012
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$729
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$732
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1361
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$1041
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1373

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759