Barranquilla vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1743
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$354
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.5
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
35
80
🏙️ Population
1.33M
17.7M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 16% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6549th and 5950th ($773 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7459th and 545th 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
$6.35
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.94
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$673
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1854
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$741
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$742
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$837
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$759
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$760
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$565
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$604
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$524
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$661
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$645
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$665
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$650
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$713
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$700
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$653
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$664
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$654
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$667
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$562
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$618
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$599
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$657
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$648
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$667
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$703
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$839
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$681
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$668
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$906
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1304
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$897
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1310

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609