Barranquilla vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$391	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1068
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	62	76
🏙️ Population	1.33M	24.9M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 19% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6080th and 4880th ($931 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5620th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Shanghai

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	Barranquilla	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.23	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$27610

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789