Medellin vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$494
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
77
😀 Quality of life
60
68
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.6M

The cost of living in Medellin is 104% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5342nd and 8651st ($1030 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5890th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$19556

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$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563