Albuquerque vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
27
67
😀 Quality of life
79
54
🏙️ Population
565K
2.53M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 157% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1221st and 6140th ($2227 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 3rd in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 525th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Medellin

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Albuquerque Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.66
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$6416

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$2165
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$1833
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2013
170 km or 106 mi Taos
$2312
197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2066
230 km or 143 mi Farmington
$2112
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1692
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$1818
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1567
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1618
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1792
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1613
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1696
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2411
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1798
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2287
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1687
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2004
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1860
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1710
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1916
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2340
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2355
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$881
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2096
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2368
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$2042
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2392
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2425
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2105
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2374
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2321
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2459

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$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