Medellin vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$395
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
53
99
🏙️ Population
2.53M
14.3M

The cost of living in Medellin is 47% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6207th and 3085th ($873 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 6039th and 3rd 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
$5.77
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$15495

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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

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12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033