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Cost of Living Comparison Between Tieling and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Tieling and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Tieling is 5.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 30.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tieling is 27.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 28.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tieling
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.72 ¥19.28
$5.95 COP 22.3K
-54.29%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$21.16 ¥150
$33.1 COP 124K
-36.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.73 ¥33.43
$7.42 COP 27.8K
-36.25%
Cappuccino
$2.95 ¥20.84
$1.69 COP 6,341
74.56%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.44 ¥3.11
$1.06 COP 3,986
-58.49%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.29 ¥2.08
$0.72 COP 2,684
-59.72%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.95 ¥6.71
$1.66 COP 6,204
-42.77%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 ¥15.18
$3.18 COP 11.9K
-32.39%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tieling
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.83 ¥12.97
$1.1 COP 4,130
66.36%
White Bread (500g)
$1.53 ¥10.83
$1.29 COP 4,833
18.60%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.96 ¥6.82
$1.4 COP 5,229
-31.43%
Eggs
$1.56 ¥11.03
$2.25 COP 8,408
-30.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.69 ¥89.8
$4.46 COP 16.7K
184.53%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.11 ¥22.03
$5.68 COP 21.3K
-45.25%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.31 ¥72.9
$8.84 COP 33.1K
16.63%
Apples (1kg)
$1.72 ¥12.16
$2.35 COP 8,791
-26.81%
Banana (1kg)
$1.22 ¥8.6
$1.07 COP 3,995
14.02%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.37 ¥9.71
$1.51 COP 5,672
-9.27%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.08 ¥7.65
$1.37 COP 5,121
-21.17%
Potato (1kg)
$0.68 ¥4.8
$1.17 COP 4,397
-41.88%
Onion (1kg)
$0.97 ¥6.83
$1.16 COP 4,361
-16.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.56 ¥3.99
$0.89 COP 3,339
-37.08%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ¥3.6
$0.84 COP 3,157
-39.29%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.18 ¥22.47
$2.34 COP 8,746
35.90%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.76 ¥76.1
$10.02 COP 37.5K
7.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.78 ¥5.54
$1.2 COP 4,494
-35.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.63 ¥11.54
$2.51 COP 9,397
-35.06%
🚌 Getting Around
Tieling
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.27 ¥1.89
$0.86 COP 3,216
-68.60%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$16.7 ¥118
$41.69 COP 156.1K
-59.94%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.41 ¥9.97
$1.42 COP 5,334
-0.70%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.35 ¥2.51
$1.9 COP 7,122
-81.58%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.78 ¥47.99
$7.83 COP 29.3K
-13.41%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.13 ¥7.99
$0.95 COP 3,573
18.95%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.2K ¥136.1K
$18K COP 67.4M
6.83%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$16.9K ¥119.3K
$27K COP 101.2M
-37.59%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tieling
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$46.66 ¥330
$83.5 COP 312.5K
-44.09%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.71 ¥68.7
$9.94 COP 37.2K
-2.31%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.59 ¥82
$24.34 COP 91.2K
-52.38%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tieling
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$42.21 ¥299
$25.63 COP 96K
64.69%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.78 ¥97.5
$19.22 COP 72K
-28.30%
Cinema Ticket
$6.37 ¥45.05
$4.06 COP 15.2K
56.90%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tieling
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$335 ¥2,369
$311 COP 1.2M
7.57%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.7K ¥117.8K
$5,954 COP 22.3M
179.72%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tieling
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$43.42 ¥307
$58.3 COP 218.5K
-25.57%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.29 ¥214
$31.67 COP 118.6K
-4.36%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.6 ¥499
$100 COP 376.1K
-29.72%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$73.1 ¥517
$107 COP 400K
-31.59%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tieling
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$279 ¥1,975
$475 COP 1.8M
-41.22%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$190 ¥1,345
$377 COP 1.4M
-49.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$598 ¥4,233
$825 COP 3.1M
-27.51%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$360 ¥2,549
$732 COP 2.7M
-50.78%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,915 ¥20.6K
$2,223 COP 8.3M
31.14%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,042 ¥14.4K
$1,553 COP 5.8M
31.43%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tieling
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$637 ¥4,506
$559 COP 2.1M
14.00%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.87
13.43
-71.18%

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Last update for Tieling: November 23, 2025

Last update for Medellin: November 24, 2025

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