Hong Kong vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
89
54
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.53M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 202% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 503rd and 6140th ($2614 vs $867) 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 1.6 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 168th and 5994th 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
$7.92
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$6416

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

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