Beijing vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$596	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$417
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	67
😀 Quality of life	77	53
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.53M

The cost of living in Beijing is 22% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5141st and 6207th ($1067 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Colombia, respectively. Check China vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 763rd and 6039th 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	$4.04	$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$6129

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$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