Medellin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$906
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$408
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$761
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
2.53M
17.7M

The cost of living in Medellin is 1% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6005th and 5950th ($906 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6049th and 545th 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
$6.13
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1715
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5682
$22267

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$839
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$705
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$680
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$649
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$605
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$598
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$674
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$709
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$493
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$794
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$664
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$887
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$513
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$563
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$645
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$882
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$657
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$534
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$742
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$666
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$497
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$748
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$650
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$524
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$604
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$722
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$557
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$562
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$599
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
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$477
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$618

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$2432
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$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
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$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609