Medellin vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$387
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
71
😀 Quality of life
54
63
🏙️ Population
2.53M
10.6M

The cost of living in Medellin is 78% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6140th and 8597th ($867 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 537th 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 31st in China, while ranked 5994th and 4919th 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
$5.65
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733