Barranquilla vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$338
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$4054
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
1.27M
7.41M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 70% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6445th and 503rd ($780 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6193rd and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Hong Kong

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Barranquilla Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$20363

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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
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$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611