Medellin vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$514
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
22
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.96M

The cost of living in Medellin is 17% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5161st and 4578th ($1071 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 6th in Mexico, while ranked 5624th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$4857

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$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
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1141
18 km or 11 mi National
$3053
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3220
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3507
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2963
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2948
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3033
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2995
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3243
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3261
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2995
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3245
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2976
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3251
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$968
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2927
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2676
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2963
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3070
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2758
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2815
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3030
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2621
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2767
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2554
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2752
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2667