Medellin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$579
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
65
65
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.7M

The cost of living in Medellin is 46% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4852nd and 6776th ($1162 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5346th and 2020th 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
$6.47
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$20341

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$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635