Medellin vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$579
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
21
😀 Quality of life
64
46
🏙️ Population
2.53M
6.56M

The cost of living in Medellin is 92% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4852nd and 7943rd ($1162 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5346th and 7142nd 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
$6.47
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619