Barranquilla vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$354
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
96
😀 Quality of life
50
79
🏙️ Population
1.33M
17.7M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 18% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6480th and 5948th ($789 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6211th and 556th 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
$5.32
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618