Medellin vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Medellin	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$867	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2196	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$387	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	67	22
😀 Quality of life	54	57
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.96M

The cost of living in Medellin is 27% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6140th and 4480th ($867 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 8th in Mexico, while ranked 5994th and 5782nd 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	$5.65	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$819	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.5	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6416	$4103

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$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

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684