Medellin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$494
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
2.53M
17.5M

The cost of living in Medellin is 17% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5342nd and 6334th ($1030 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5890th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Shenzhen

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Medellin Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$22402

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$881
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
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$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634