Medellin vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Medellin vs Shaoyang

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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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Cities near Medellin

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

Cities near Shaoyang

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