Barranquilla vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barranquilla	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$931	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2216	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$391	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$827
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	44	21
😀 Quality of life	62	46
🏙️ Population	1.33M	6.56M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 54% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6080th and 7943rd ($931 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5620th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Shaoyang

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	Barranquilla	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.23	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.96%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$634	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.1	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2577	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619