Medellin vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$408	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	53	39
🏙️ Population	2.53M	6.56M

The cost of living in Medellin is 53% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6005th and 7740th ($906 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6049th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Shaoyang

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	Medellin	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$11393

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600