Medellin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$494
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.7M

The cost of living in Medellin is 33% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5342nd and 6778th ($1030 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st 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 Suzhou. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5890th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$15339

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$950
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$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610