Barranquilla vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1743
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$354
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.5
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$957
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
47
88
😀 Quality of life
35
72
🏙️ Population
1.33M
32.1M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 22% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6549th and 7340th ($773 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7459th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Chongqing

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Barranquilla Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.94
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$673
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1854
$26796

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$741
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$742
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$837
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$759
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$760
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$565
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$604
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$524
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$661
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$645
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$665
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$650
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$713
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$700
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$653
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$664
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$654
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$667
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$562
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$618
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$599
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$657
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$648
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$667
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$703
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$839
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$681
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$668
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$906
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1304
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$897
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1310

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539