Medellin vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$387
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
2.53M
24.9M

The cost of living in Medellin is 27% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6140th and 4461st ($867 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 Shanghai. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5994th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$28143

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$812
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$778
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$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1074
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$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
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$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740