Medellin vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$514
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
68
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.6M

The cost of living in Medellin is 110% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5161st and 8643rd ($1071 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 498th 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 Zhengzhou. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 5624th and 4641st 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
$6.31
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$21713

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$992
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556