Medellin vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$579
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
81
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
2.53M
13.9M

The cost of living in Medellin is 70% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4852nd and 7400th ($1162 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5346th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Tianjin

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Medellin Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$16559

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$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546