Barranquilla vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$338
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$1117
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
48
97
😀 Quality of life
51
75
🏙️ Population
1.27M
18.7M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 5% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6445th and 6607th ($780 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 54th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6193rd and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Guangzhou

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Barranquilla Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$18235

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6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$519
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$552
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$733
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$633
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$458
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$612
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$1029
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$624
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$708
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$592
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$593
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$589
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$649
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$612
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$664
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$701
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$627
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$778
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$691
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$662
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1182
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$812
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1171

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620