Medellin vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$906
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$408
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$761
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
90
😀 Quality of life
53
70
🏙️ Population
2.53M
13.9M

The cost of living in Medellin is 32% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6005th and 6956th ($906 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6049th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1715
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5682
$18215

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616