Medellin vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$387
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$2885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
54
100
🏙️ Population
2.53M
14M

The cost of living in Medellin is 44% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6140th and 3238th ($867 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Colombia and Japan, respectively. Check Colombia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5994th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Tokyo

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Medellin Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$15051

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$812
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$778
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$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063