Medellin vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$579
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
65
14
😀 Quality of life
64
43
🏙️ Population
2.53M
9.03M

The cost of living in Medellin is 91% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4852nd and 7898th ($1162 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 5346th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Zhoukou

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Medellin Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$18568

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531