Barranquilla vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$354
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
48
97
😀 Quality of life
50
75
🏙️ Population
1.33M
18.7M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 3% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6480th and 6602nd ($789 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 49th 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 Guangzhou. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6211th and 1036th 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
$5.32
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671