Barranquilla vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2007
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$347
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$578
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
97
😀 Quality of life
57
75
🏙️ Population
1.33M
18.7M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 11% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6481st and 6838th ($843 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6147th and 2100th 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
$5.33
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.2
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.8
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.89
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.5
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1929
$14783

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677