Barranquilla vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2007
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$347
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$578
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
17.5M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 4% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6481st and 6334th ($843 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Barranquilla ranked 5th best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6147th and 1094th 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
$5.33
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.2
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.89
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.5
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1929
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634