Beijing vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$2196
🏠 One person rent	$605	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$412
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	67
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.53M

The cost of living in Beijing is 23% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4887th and 6140th ($1065 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in China and Colombia, respectively. Check China vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 583rd and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Medellin

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	Beijing	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$6416

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$778
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$727
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$649
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$639
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$639
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$567
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$551
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$525
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$433
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$645
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$416
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$724
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$883
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$493
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$511
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$633
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$617
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$612
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$597
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$648
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$530
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$720
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$612
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$536
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$582
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$594
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$507
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$708
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$593
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$589
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$592
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$455
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$617