Medellin vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$906
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$408
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$761
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$602
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
71
😀 Quality of life
53
61
🏙️ Population
2.53M
10.6M

The cost of living in Medellin is 88% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6005th and 8748th ($906 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 6049th and 5094th 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
$6.13
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1715
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5682
$4785

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$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$705
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$680
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$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
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$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
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$477
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716