Medellin vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$514
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
63
75
🏙️ Population
2.53M
24.9M

The cost of living in Medellin is 5% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5161st and 4971st ($1071 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5624th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Shanghai

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Medellin Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$27781

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765