Barranquilla vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$2063
🏠 One person rent	$385	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$829
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	44	96
😀 Quality of life	61	74
🏙️ Population	1.33M	18.7M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 16% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6275th and 6835th ($909 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5863rd and 2285th 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	$6.08	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$16938

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Cities near Barranquilla

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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694