Albuquerque vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1985
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5283
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2593
$761
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$275
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.2
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3905
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
27
66
😀 Quality of life
83
53
🏙️ Population
565K
2.53M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 119% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1874th and 6005th ($1985 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 2nd 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 428th and 6049th 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
$17.8
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$923
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2579
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2277
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2628
$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.86
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.66
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1231
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6011
$5682

Cost of living in other countries

AlbuquerqueMedellin

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$2369
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$2421
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$2543
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$1974
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$2342
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$2319
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$2508
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$791
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$2056
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$2353
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$2027
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$1957
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$2639
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$2417
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2413
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$897
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$839
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$653
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$705
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$680
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$649
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$605
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$598
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$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$674
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$709
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$493
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$794
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$664
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$887
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$513
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$563
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$645
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$882
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$657
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$648
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$534
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$742
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$666
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$497
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$748
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$650
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$524
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$604
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$722
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$557
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$562
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$601
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$599
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$592
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$477
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