Barranquilla vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$354	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	85
😀 Quality of life	35	68
🏙️ Population	1.33M	9.07M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 43% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6549th and 8334th ($773 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 7459th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Shenyang

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	Barranquilla	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.35	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500