Medellin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$514
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
65
65
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.7M

The cost of living in Medellin is 37% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5161st and 6833rd ($1071 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5624th and 3150th 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
$6.31
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$17664

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$992
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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623