Barranquilla vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barranquilla	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1892	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$354	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$99	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	48	24
😀 Quality of life	50	39
🏙️ Population	1.33M	6.56M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 29% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6480th and 7649th ($789 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6211th and 7013th 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	$5.32	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$758	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1051	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$129	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3168	$10066

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$840
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$979
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$863
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$558
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$582
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$620
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$451
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$590
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$696
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$634
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$552
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$617
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$598
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$584
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$674
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$705
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$789
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$688
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$670
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$873
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1249
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$871
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1231

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610