Medellin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$387
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
54
80
🏙️ Population
2.53M
17.5M

The cost of living in Medellin is 8% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6140th and 5744th ($867 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5994th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$24305

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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584