Medellin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$579
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
49
😀 Quality of life
64
71
🏙️ Population
2.53M
8.78M

The cost of living in Medellin is 79% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4852nd and 7630th ($1162 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 134th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5346th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Quanzhou

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Medellin Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$9745

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$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954