Medellin vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$514
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
17
😀 Quality of life
63
44
🏙️ Population
2.53M
7.82M

The cost of living in Medellin is 78% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5161st and 7914th ($1071 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 5624th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Shangqiu

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Medellin Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$16802

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$915
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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
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518