Barranquilla vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Barranquilla Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$338
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
1.27M
24.9M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 34% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6445th and 4461st ($780 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6193rd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Barranquilla vs Shanghai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Barranquilla vs Shanghai

Prices for goods and services in Barranquilla and Shanghai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Barranquilla Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$28143

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Barranquilla

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740