Barranquilla vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$338
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$1364
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$1709
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
1.27M
21.9M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 27% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6445th and 4887th ($780 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.6 months in Beijing. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6193rd and 583rd 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
$4.47
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$4.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$27310

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$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$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
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506