Medellin vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$514
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
65
58
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
2.53M
10.6M

The cost of living in Medellin is 118% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5161st and 8757th ($1071 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 5624th and 4718th 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
$6.31
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716