Medellin vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$514
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
97
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.3M

The cost of living in Medellin is 64% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5161st and 7564th ($1071 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5624th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Wuhan

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Medellin Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$8927

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584