Medellin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$395
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
2.53M
17.7M

The cost of living in Medellin is 9% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6207th and 5948th ($873 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6039th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$24117

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$789
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618