Barranquilla vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barranquilla	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2007	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$347	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$578	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	85
😀 Quality of life	57	71
🏙️ Population	1.33M	9.07M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 52% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6481st and 8245th ($843 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 341st 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 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6147th and 3667th 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	$5.33	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$736	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.89	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.5	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1929	$24707

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$883
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$831
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$929
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$847
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1105
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$667
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$547
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$735
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$669
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$663
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$714
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$704
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$701
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$721
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$620
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$677
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$673
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$671
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$684
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$686
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$695
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$722
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$695
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$881
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$677
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$692
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1371
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$950
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1377

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501