Barranquilla vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$385
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
76
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
1.33M
32.1M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 51% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6275th and 7933rd ($909 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 214th 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 Chongqing. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5863rd and 2353rd 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
$6.08
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2229
$24477

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$950
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$874
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$971
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$887
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1155
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$687
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$707
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$572
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$784
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$678
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$703
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$763
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$732
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$714
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$704
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$701
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$764
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$703
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$683
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$646
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$685
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$675
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$673
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$687
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$754
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$744
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$710
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$750
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$723
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$733
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$915
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$712
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$714
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1395
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$992
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1403

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556