Medellin vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$387
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
90
😀 Quality of life
54
73
🏙️ Population
2.53M
13.9M

The cost of living in Medellin is 26% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6140th and 6886th ($867 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5994th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$16123

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$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600