Medellin vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$579
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
58
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
2.53M
10.6M

The cost of living in Medellin is 123% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4852nd and 8567th ($1162 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5346th and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Shijiazhuang

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Medellin Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$5149

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740