Guangzhou vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$333
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
67
😀 Quality of life
75
54
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.53M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 14% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6607th and 6140th ($742 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd in China and Colombia, respectively. Check China vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 955th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$6416

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617