Medellin vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$387
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
98
😀 Quality of life
54
71
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.3M

The cost of living in Medellin is 34% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6140th and 7238th ($867 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 185th 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 Wuhan. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 5994th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$11975

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575