Barranquilla vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$338
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
96
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
1.27M
17.5M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 17% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6445th and 5744th ($780 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 16th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6193rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Shenzhen

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Barranquilla Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$519
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$552
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$733
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$633
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$458
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$612
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$1029
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$624
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$708
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$592
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$593
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$589
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$649
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$612
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$664
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$701
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$627
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$778
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$691
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$662
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1182
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$812
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1171

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584