Barranquilla vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$354	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	35	78
🏙️ Population	1.33M	24.9M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6549th and 4858th ($773 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7459th and 675th 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	$6.35	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$30174

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746