Medellin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$395
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.7M

The cost of living in Medellin is 14% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6207th and 5553rd ($873 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6039th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Suzhou

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Medellin Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$26560

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$871
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645