Medellin vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$579
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
64
76
🏙️ Population
2.53M
24.9M

The cost of living in Medellin is 1% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4852nd and 4880th ($1162 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5346th and 1178th 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
$6.47
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$27610

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789