Medellin vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$387
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
24
😀 Quality of life
54
43
🏙️ Population
2.53M
6.56M

The cost of living in Medellin is 50% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6140th and 7871st ($867 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 5994th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586