Barranquilla vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$347	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$917
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	94
😀 Quality of life	57	75
🏙️ Population	1.33M	20.9M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 33% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6481st and 7530th ($843 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 114th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6147th and 1800th 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	$5.33	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$11647

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560