Medellin vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$579
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
68
😀 Quality of life
64
70
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.6M

The cost of living in Medellin is 122% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4852nd and 8548th ($1162 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 485th 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 Zhengzhou. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5346th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Zhengzhou

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Medellin Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$21955

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567