Hong Kong vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	83	60
🏙️ Population	7.41M	2.53M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 164% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 532nd and 5342nd ($2718 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in China and Colombia, respectively. Check China vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 548th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Medellin

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	Hong Kong	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$6383

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677