Hong Kong vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
82
63
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.53M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 150% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 621st and 5161st ($2674 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 632nd and 5624th 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
$7.89
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$7264

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685