Barranquilla vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$385
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$490
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
61
75
🏙️ Population
1.33M
24.9M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 19% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6275th and 4971st ($909 vs $1126) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5863rd and 1655th 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
$6.08
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$633
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2229
$27781

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6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$950
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$874
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$971
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$887
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1155
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$687
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$707
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$572
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$784
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$678
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$703
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$763
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$732
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$714
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$704
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$701
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$764
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$703
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$683
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$646
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$685
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$675
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$673
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$687
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$754
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$744
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$710
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$750
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$723
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$733
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$915
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$712
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$714
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1395
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$992
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1403

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765