Barranquilla vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
50
88
🏙️ Population
1.33M
7.41M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 71% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6480th and 379th ($789 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6211th and 205th 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
$5.32
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$22381

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623