Medellin vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$395
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
98
😀 Quality of life
53
70
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.3M

The cost of living in Medellin is 26% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6207th and 6979th ($873 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 12th in China, while ranked 6039th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$9062

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611