Medellin vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$395
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
24
😀 Quality of life
53
38
🏙️ Population
2.53M
7.82M

The cost of living in Medellin is 13% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6207th and 6542nd ($873 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 Shangqiu. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6039th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$18304

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$789
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$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542