Medellin vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$395
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
90
😀 Quality of life
53
71
🏙️ Population
2.53M
13.9M

The cost of living in Medellin is 23% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6207th and 6862nd ($873 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st 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 10th in China, while ranked 6039th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$16590

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$789
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$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618