Medellin vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$906
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$408
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$761
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
24
😀 Quality of life
53
38
🏙️ Population
2.53M
7.82M

The cost of living in Medellin is 23% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6005th and 6735th ($906 vs $736) 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 1 months in Shangqiu. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6049th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1715
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5682
$17921

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135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$705
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$680
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$649
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$605
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$598
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$674
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$709
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$493
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$794
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$887
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$513
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$563
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$645
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$882
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$657
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$534
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$742
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$666
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$497
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$748
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$650
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$524
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$604
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$722
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$557
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$562
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$599
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$477
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529