Medellin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Medellin Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$579
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
64
76
🏙️ Population
2.53M
17.5M

The cost of living in Medellin is 17% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4852nd and 5618th ($1162 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5346th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Medellin vs Shenzhen

Prices for goods and services in Medellin and Shenzhen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Medellin Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$21140

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medellin

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

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648