Barranquilla vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2216
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$391
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
1.33M
17.5M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 6% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6080th and 5618th ($931 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5620th and 1163rd 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
$6.23
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$634
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$21140

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6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$967
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$882
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$973
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$891
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$1186
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$698
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$727
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$586
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$815
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$679
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$733
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$797
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$765
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$698
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$797
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$682
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$674
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$687
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$678
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$678
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$685
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$816
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$795
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$724
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$761
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$737
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$710
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$1012
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$729
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$732
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1361
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$1041
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1373

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648