Medellin vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$514
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
81
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
2.53M
13.9M

The cost of living in Medellin is 62% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5161st and 7496th ($1071 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5624th and 2445th 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
$6.31
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$19275

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$992
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$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547