Medellin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$514
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
49
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
2.53M
8.78M

The cost of living in Medellin is 69% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5161st and 7679th ($1071 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 5624th and 3611th 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
$6.31
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$9536

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$992
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943