Barranquilla vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$3071
🏠 One person rent
$354
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1354
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1802
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
50
77
🏙️ Population
1.33M
21.9M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 26% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6480th and 5141st ($789 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 7th 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 1.7 months in Beijing. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6211th and 763rd 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
$5.32
$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$23714

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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
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869