Medellin vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medellin	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$873	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$395	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$417	$856
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	67	22
😀 Quality of life	53	58
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.96M

The cost of living in Medellin is 17% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6207th and 5280th ($873 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 6039th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Tijuana

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	Medellin	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.77	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.54%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1403	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.3	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6129	$2656

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$789
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$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

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644