Medellin vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$514
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
63
96
🏙️ Population
2.53M
14.3M

The cost of living in Medellin is 37% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5161st and 3249th ($1071 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5624th and 8th 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
$6.31
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$16728

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005