Medellin vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$494
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
66
24
😀 Quality of life
60
45
🏙️ Population
2.53M
6.56M

The cost of living in Medellin is 71% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5342nd and 7790th ($1030 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5890th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$10279

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599