Medellin vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$579
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
64
96
🏙️ Population
2.53M
14.3M

The cost of living in Medellin is 31% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4852nd and 3273rd ($1162 vs $1679) 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5346th and 9th 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
$6.47
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$17493

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006