Medellin vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medellin	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2487	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$494	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	85
😀 Quality of life	60	71
🏙️ Population	2.53M	9.07M

The cost of living in Medellin is 86% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5342nd and 8245th ($1030 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5890th and 3667th 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	$6.21	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$987	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2220	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6383	$24707

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501