Medellin vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$395
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
67
17
😀 Quality of life
53
37
🏙️ Population
2.53M
9.03M

The cost of living in Medellin is 46% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6207th and 7790th ($873 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6039th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$15431

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$871
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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528