Guangzhou vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2810
🏠 One person rent
$342
$579
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$535
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.53M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 32% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6854th and 4852nd ($785 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in China and Colombia, respectively. Check China vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 1149th and 5346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Medellin

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Guangzhou Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$8196

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687