Medellin vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$395
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
53
66
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.6M

The cost of living in Medellin is 67% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6207th and 8506th ($873 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6039th and 3930th 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
$5.77
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$19861

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$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619