Medellin vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$395
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
24
😀 Quality of life
53
39
🏙️ Population
2.53M
6.56M

The cost of living in Medellin is 43% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6207th and 7649th ($873 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 6039th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610