Guangzhou vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$333
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$417
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
67
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.53M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 13% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6207th ($763 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 2nd in China and Colombia, respectively. Check China vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1036th and 6039th 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
$3.58
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$6129

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617