Medellin vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medellin	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$873	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$395	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$417	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	67	85
😀 Quality of life	53	68
🏙️ Population	2.53M	9.07M

The cost of living in Medellin is 70% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6207th and 8584th ($873 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 526th 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 Shenyang. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 6039th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Shenyang

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	Medellin	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.77	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.54%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1403	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6129	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511