Medellin vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medellin	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2487	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$494	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	60	44
🏙️ Population	2.53M	7.82M

The cost of living in Medellin is 72% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5342nd and 7835th ($1030 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 183rd 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 298th in China, while ranked 5890th and 7180th 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	$6.21	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$987	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2220	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6383	$17107

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517