Barranquilla vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$391
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
1.33M
18.7M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 19% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6080th and 6854th ($931 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5620th and 1149th 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
$6.23
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$19408

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6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$967
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$882
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$973
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$891
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1186
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$698
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$727
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$586
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$815
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$679
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$733
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$797
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$765
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$698
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$797
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$682
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$674
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$687
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$678
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$678
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$685
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$816
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$795
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$724
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$761
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$737
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$710
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$1012
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$729
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$732
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1361
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$1041
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1373

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711