Barranquilla vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$1806
🏠 One person rent	$391	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1237
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	89
😀 Quality of life	62	76
🏙️ Population	1.33M	20.9M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 35% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6080th and 7360th ($931 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5620th and 1238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Chengdu

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	Barranquilla	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.23	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$14789

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Cities near Barranquilla

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

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594