Medellin vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$395
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
71
😀 Quality of life
53
61
🏙️ Population
2.53M
10.6M

The cost of living in Medellin is 72% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6207th and 8633rd ($873 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6039th and 5079th 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
$5.77
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734