Beijing vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$575	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.53M

The cost of living in Beijing is 12% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5387th and 6005th ($1016 vs $906) 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 1.4 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 989th and 6049th 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	$3.86	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$5682

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618